OSHA Inspection: LOVE PIPE CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Oct 28, 2002

Abate by

Oct 31, 2002

Penalty

Initial $350 · Current $350

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 or about 08:00 AM, September 25, 2002, the employer,  Love Pipe
Construction, Inc., did
not ensure that an employee, working in the area of a Caterpillar
excavator model 325B,
remained outside the swing radius of the bucket thereby exposing the
employee to serious
injury or death by being struck by the excavator bucket or flying debris
falling from the
bucket. The struck-by hazard posed by allowing an employee within the
swing radius of the
bucket is described in the manufacturer's operating instructions.
Note:  Among other methods, two feasible and acceptable abatement methods
to correct this hazard can be
found in the manufacturer's operating instructions and in Society of
Automotive
Engineers (SAE) J153,
Surface Vehicle Recommended Practices.

Issued

Oct 28, 2002

Abate by

Oct 31, 2002

Penalty

Initial $350 · Current $350

Issued

Oct 28, 2002

Abate by

Oct 31, 2002

Penalty

Initial $250 · Current $250