OSHA Inspection: ALEXANDER UNITED, LLC

Issued

Feb 16, 2023

Abate by

Mar 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $501 · Current $501

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(c)(1):The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  Abatement certification for Citation 001, Item 001, with a final order date of 12/14/2022 was not received within 10 calendar days (by 12/19/2022) following the abetment due date (12/09/2022).

Issued

Nov 15, 2022

Abate by

Dec 9, 2022

Penalty

Initial $5,801 · Current $5,801

General-duty citation text

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 in that employees were exposed to struck-by hazards:   (a)	On or before June 2, 2022, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from struck-by hazards in that employees were required to ride on the back of a flatbed work truck while it was in motion for the purpose of placement and retrieval of traffic cones and other traffic control devices.  This condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards due to falling off the equipment while it was in motion.    (b)	On May 31, 2022, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from struck-by hazards in that an employee was riding on the back of a flatbed work truck while it was in backing up.  The driver of the truck struck a guardrail thus throwing the employee off the bed of the truck onto the ground.  This condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards. Feasible and acceptable abatement methods include, but are not limited to:  1)	Ensure that employees who place and retrieve traffic cones and other traffic control devices do so safely in a vehicle that is specifically designed for that operation for the purpose of preventing employees from falling off or out of the vehicle while in it is motion.  2)	Ensure that employees who place and retrieve traffic cones and other traffic control devices do so safely in a vehicle that has an attachment or modification that is specifically designed for to prevent employees from falling off or out of the vehicle while it is in motion.  3)	Utilize truck mounted attenuators on shadow vehicles to assist with protecting employees during work the placement and retrieval of traffic cones and other traffic control devices.