OSHA Inspection: ROBERTSON INCORPORATED BRIDGE AND GRADING DIVISION

Issued

2014-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3150.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1): On every building or other structure, or part thereof, used for mercantile, business, industrial or storage purposes, the loads approved by the building official were not marked on plates of approved design and securely affixed in a conspicuous place in each space to which they relate:  a/  Inside of the Maintenance Bay, the in-house built storage loft located above the office was not placarded with a plate of an approved design.  The maximum floor load limit had not been determined.

Issued

2014-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1):  Every open-sided floor or platform four (4) feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level was not guarded by a standard railing (or the equivalent as specified in paragraph (e)(3) of this section) on all open sides except where there is entrance to a ramp, stairway, or fixed ladder:  a/  Inside of the Maintenance Bay, employee(s) climbing up and onto the engine mounting belonging to machinery such as, but not limited to, the John Deere Trackhoe, m/n 892ELC, s/n FF892BX011179, were not provided with a guard rail system or the equivalent.  The fall distance to the concrete floor below was approximately 83 inches.  IN THE ALTERNATIVE:  29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment, including protective shields, barriers, or personal fall arrest systems were not provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment:  a/  Inside of the Maintenance Bay, employee(s) climbing up and onto the engine mounting belonging to machinery such as, but not limited to, the John Deere Trackhoe, m/n 892ELC, s/n FF892BX011179, were not provided with a guard rail system or the equivalent.  The fall distance to the concrete floor below was approximately 83 inches.

Issued

2014-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i):  Procedures were not developed, documented, and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employee(s) were engaged in activities covered by this section:  a/  Inside of the Maintenance Bay, written procedures were not developed or documented for the control of potentially hazardous energy belonging to machinery such as, but not limited to, the John Deere Trackhoe, m/n 892ELC, s/n FF892BX011179.  The hazardous energy sources include but are not limited to electrical residual energy and gravity.

Issued

2014-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3150.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i):  Locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware were not provided by the employer for isolating, securing, or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources:  a/  Inside of the Maintenance Bay, employee(s) were not provided with or used suitable lockout/tagout devices for the battery cables belonging to machinery such as, but not limited to, the John Deere Trackhoe, m/n 892ELC, s/n FF892BX011179.  Such devices would ensure the isolation of residual electrical energy.

Issued

2014-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3150.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Each authorized employee did not receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control:  Inside of the Maintenance Bay, authorized employee(s) did not receive training in the following in the following requirements:  a/  The need for a written lockout/tagout program.  b/  The need for specific, written energy isolation devices for machinery such as, but not limited to, the John Deere Trackhoe, m/n 892ELC, s/n FF892BX011179.  c/  The need for lockout/tagout devices to isolate residual electrical energy for machinery such as, but not limited to, the John Deere Trackhoe, m/n 892ELC, s/n FF892BX011179.

Issued

2014-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3150.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(b)(9):  The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one-fourth inch:  a/  Inside of the Maintenance Bay, the distance between the abrasive wheel belonging to the Dewalt Bench Grinder, m/n DW758 2012, s/n 08-YL65467, and the safety guard peripheral member at the top was approximately one and one-fourth inch.

Issued

2014-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3150.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s)  At the job site, frequent and regular inspections of the job site were not performed by a competent person.  The following hazards were noted to have existed:  a/   That crew members were required to inform the crane operator of their location during disassembly.   b/    That the operational procedures for the crane were to be maintained with the crane or on the job site.   c/    When to establish a control line, warning line, railings, or the equivalent to mark the hazard area.

Issued

2014-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1404(d)(1)(iii):  The A/D Director did not ensure that the crew member(s) understood the hazardous locations that they needed to avoid:  a/  At the job site, the A/D Director did not ensure that the crew member understood the hazardous locations that he needed to avoid when working in close proximity to the LIMA Lattice Boom Crawler Crane, m/n 45SC, s/n 3589.

Issued

2014-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3780.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  a/  At the job site, one employee participating in the disassembly of the LIMA Lattice Boom Crawler Crane, m/n 45SC, s/n 3589, was not wearing a hard hat.

Issued

2014-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4410.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1404(e)(1): Before a crew member goes to a location that is out of view of the operator and is either in, on, or under the equipment, or near the equipment (or load) where the crew member could be injured by movement of the equipment (or load), the crew member did not inform the operator that he/she was going to that location:  a/  At the job site, the crew member did not notify the operator of the LIMA Lattice Boom Crawler Crane, m/n 45SC, s/n 3589, that he was in close proximity to the cab.

Issued

2014-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3150.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1412(e)(1)(ii):  Monthly inspections of the crane were not maintained for a minimum of three months:  a/  At the job site, monthly inspection reports for the LIMA Lattice Boom Crawler Crane, m/n 45SC, s/n 3589, were not retained for a minimum of three months.

Issued

2014-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4410.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1424(a)(2)(ii):  Control lines, warning lines, railings, or the equivalent to mark the hazard area were not established:  a/  At the job site, neither control lines, warning lines, railings, nor the equivalent were established around the LIMA Lattice Boom Crawler Crane, m/n 45SC, s/n 3589, during disassembly operations.