OSHA Inspection: SKY HEIGHTS CONSTRUCTION CORP

Issued

2020-01-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5304.00 · Current $3500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees    Location:157 Wilson St.    On or about: 17-Jul-2019    a) Employees were exposed to a crushing and struck by hazard between the rotating arm of the Takeuchi TB290 Hydraulic Excavator and the building structure PS16. employees were working with heavy equipment onsite without a barricaded swing radius or an equivalent form of protection.    Among other methods, several feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct hazard are to:     Comply with Takeuchi Operator's Manual PG 1-6 paragraph 3: Never put your hands, feet or other parts of your body between the upper structure and the undercarriage or tracks, between the machine body and working equipment or between a cylinder and moving part.