OSHA Inspection: SIMOES CONCRETE, INC.

Issued

2002-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-10-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $4750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Title 40.1-51.1(a) Code of Virginia: 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 an
employee was exposed to struck-by hazards during concrete pumping
operations by replacing the manufacturers flexible
boom tip hose that had a rubber discharge end with one that had a steel
coupling end.
(a) On July 7, 2002, an employee died of injuries he received during a
concrete pour on July 3, 2002, when he was struck in
the head by the steel-tipped hose attached to a Reed Model XXT32
truck-mounted concrete boom pump.  The Operation,
Maintenance and Parts Manual for the Reed Model XXT32 truck-mounted
concrete boom pump specifically states to use
part number C-TT2.FLEX for the discharge hose and further states that  no
modification is to be made to the machine
without prior written consent of the Reed Customer Service Department.
One feasible and acceptable method, among others, to correct this hazard
is for the employer to only use the correct rubber-tipped hose as
recommended by the pumps manufacturer.
Proposed penalty: $7,000.00
(b) On July 7, 2002, during a concrete pour, an employee was standing
approximately four feet away from the
discharge hose of a Reed Model XXT32 truck-mounted concrete boom pump when
the hose experienced a blockage.
Subsequent to the blockage clearing itself, the hose whipped violently
striking the employee who later died as a result
of the injury.  The Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual for the Reed
Model XXT32 truck-mounted concrete
boom pump further specifically states that when a blockage occurs to  warn
all
personnel in the immediate area of the
imminent danger and to stay clear of the area.
One feasible and acceptable method, among others, to correct this hazard
is for the employer to train the hose
operators to warn other employees whenever a blockage occurs and to train
the employees to get out of the immediate
vicinity of the hose until the blockage is cleared.
Proposed penalty: $00.00y:

Issued

2002-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-10-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $500.00 · Current $250.00 Reduced