22. Sept. 2010
Contact: Rhonda Burke, Scott Allen
Phone: 312-353-6976 312-353-6976
Email: burke.rhonda@dol.gov allen. scott @ dol. govUS work Department OSHA fines R. A. Cullinan and son Inc.
more than $ 71,000 for failure to provide workers TREMONT, Ill.-U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration cave-in protection of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the highway, the company R. A. Cullinan and son Inc., Tremont, Ill, a division of UNITED Contractors Midwest, Inc., one of the two serious tuottamuksellisuutensa claimed and alleged safety violations, including but not limited to, so that employees can perform automated excavation work up tutkimusojien and 8 metres in cave-in protection of the sea. Citations to carry out the total amount of $ 71,550 penalties.
"Cave-in accidents are the leading cause of death or injury to the employee during the excavations.When the inspection allowed workers can be exposed to a serious security risk, R. A. Cullinan and of the son, the members of the management team, "said OSHA region Director Nick Walter."This is simply unacceptable and we will do all we can to protect workers OSHA compliance with rules. "
OSHA's inspection started in April, cited above, paragraph R. A. Cullinan and his son with a single infringement provide tuottamuksellisuutensa cave-in protection of workers from the risks related to work and automated excavation tutkimusojien Tazewell County, Ill. it is not a Cave-in protection is claimed, when workers are employed at greater than 5 metres water depth automated excavation. the infringement is proposed, the amount of the fine to $ 63,000.Willful infringement is committed intentionally, it refrain from issuing or voluntary saavaan with the requirements of the law, or a standard of indifference to the safety and health of workers shall be carried out.
In addition, the company has received two serious infringements with the proposed $ 8,550, a sentence, it is not in the territory of the workers are employed to provide evacuation automated excavation and complied with the barricade swing radius of the excavator of 25 m.OSHA violation is a serious death or serious physical harm may be caused by a risk to public health, the employer knew or should have known about, if exists.
The company was also inspected by OSHA in 2006, the result is two serious citations, it's not tutkimusojien actions and in 2005, when two tuottamuksellisuutensa infringements has been granted, it does not protect workers against the hazards of cave-in trenching functionality when it is to protect workers.
OSHA standards for excavations, order that all 5 m or deeper protect collapse.Detailed information about the risks and automated excavation tutkimusojien is OSHA's website at http://www.osha.gov/sltc/trenchingexcavation/index.html.
The company has a period of 15 working days of receiving the latest references and to be bound by the terms, please ask to the informal meeting OSHA area director or the findings of the independent contest in occupational safety and Health Commission for the revision before the sanctions, the reduction of accidents at work., to report or situations that give rise to employees in the event of imminent danger, call the OSHA's toll free hotline 800-321-6742.
Occupational Safety and Health Act, 1970, shall be the responsibility of the employers to their employees is safe and healthful workplace. OSHA's mission is to ensure that these conditions u.s. men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, education and assistance. for more information, visit the following http://www.osha.gov.
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