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

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 the hazard of being crushed by or struck by collapsing steel, or falling 60 feet to concrete: a)On or about June 18, 1993, at 15th and Hamilton Avenue, Brooklyn, on the construction project of a highway viaduct, an iron worker (cutter/burner) was exposed to falling/crushing when the stability of the steel beams he was removing was not ensured as required by American National Standards Institute ANSI A10.13 1989, Section 15.16. ABATEMENT NOTE: Among other methods one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is that when rivet removers perform dismantling of steel beams, the stability of the structure shall be maintained until the members are removed, as required by ANSI A10.13, 1989 Section 15.16 and Department of Transportation, DOT, Department of Steel Construction Manual. Acceptable methods of supporting the structure is by using temporary bolts between steel members, or by supporting steel members by use of crane(s), as determined by engineering