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 hazards of being crushed by the failure of the temporary bridge due to the lack of sufficient support for all the bridge components during the dismantling process: a.Bridge Dismantling Worksite - Sufficient support to all components of the temporary bridge were not provided during the dismantling process. ABATEMENT NOTE: Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to provide temporary supports to the bridge to insure it is adequately supported to prevent collapse during the dismantling procedures.