Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: STRUCK BY

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employmnent 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: Employees were exposed to the recognized hazard of being struck by coils of steel improperly secured when lifted. An employee was placing paper on a pallet and reached under the edge of a suspended coil weighing approximately 5000 lbs. The banding on the coil broke and the coil fell onto the employee resulting in the amputation of the left arm. Banding was placed around steel coils without the placement and use of edge protectors to protect the bands from sharp edges of the steel. Among other methods, One feasable and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to place edge protectors under the banding to prevent sharp edges from cutting the banding.