OSHA Inspection: NMC EQUIPMENT SERVICES LLC

Issued

Mar 27, 2023

Abate by

May 11, 2023

Penalty

Initial $12,055 · Current $6,000 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:   Employees engaged in maintenance activities at 11002 Sapp Brothers Drive, Omaha, Nebraska on or about November 22, 2022, were exposed to a fall hazard in that the employees were not using fall protection when exposed to a fall of approximately 5 feet from the ground while working on a CATERPILLAR 627F Motor Scraper.    AMONG OTHER METHODS, FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHODS TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD ARE:      1)	Train employees to recognize the dangers of accessing and working on top of mobile equipment above 4 feet without fall protection or guardrail device.   2)	Develop work rules and disciplinary procedures prohibiting accessing and working on top of mobile equipment above 4 feet without using fall protection or a guardrail device.  3)	Utilize a fall protection system or other guardrail device in conjunction with administrative controls that provide the same or a greater level of protection for the employees who work on mobile equipment above 4 feet.