Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: FALLING

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: 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: a) Employees entered Flat Storage Cottonseed Meal House at site for servicing and rescure at the bottom of an approximately 39 ft. high pile of cottonseed meal which was unstable and sliding and protective system(s) was not used to shield the cottonseed meal to prevent employees from being hit and covered by falling cottonseed meal. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard s to developed and implement protective shielding system(s) which will protect employees from the hazard of being covered with cottonseed meal which would result in suffocation.