OSHA Inspection: METROMONT MATERIALS CORPORATION

Issued

Jan 14, 2000

Abate by

Jan 20, 2000

Penalty

Initial $63,000 · Current $37,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety
and Health Act of North Carolina:  The employer did not furnish to
each of his employees conditions of 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:
a)on ready-mix concrete plant site; Truck #001 and 3 other
ready-mix trucks with audible back-up alarms not
operating, and no personnel provided to direct backing
truck traffic.
Among other methods to correct this hazard is to assure back-
up alarms are provided, repaired, or replaced, and
functioning; assuring items on Daily Inspection Logs are
properly inspected, proper documentation entered, and
interpreted the same by all employees; assure
supervisors/management review and follow-up in truck
inspections and assure back-up alarm are functioning; and use
personnel to direct backing vehicle to assure no pedestrian or
other traffic is in path of truck; minimize number of trucks
traveling and loading on this plant site, and re-route truck
traffic to minimize backing up of trucks.

Issued

Jan 14, 2000

Abate by

Jan 20, 2000

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $3,780 Reduced