OSHA Inspection: BIDCO MARINE GROUP INC.

Issued

2017-03-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12675.00 · Current $8900.00 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 in that employees were exposed to struck-by and crushing hazards:    a) On or about 9/29/16 at 220 Katherine Street, Buffalo, New York; in the storage yard, employees were disassembling the boom on the FMC Linkbelt LS-98A crawler crane. The pedant cables were not moved and reconnected behind the bottom pins being removed nor was the boom supported by blocking. The employee was crushed when the boom collapsed as he removed the bottom pins.    ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED