Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19260850 A Preparatory operations.
This violation item has been deleted.
Inspection Nr: 1110029.015
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 04/03/2016
Initial Penalty: $7,000.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 03/01/2016
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 10
Related Event Code (REC): A
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0522500
Contest Date: 03/28/2016
Final Order: 12/19/2016
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 12/19/2016 | $0.00 | 04/03/2016 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 04/04/2016 | $7,000.00 | 04/03/2016 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 03/01/2016 | $7,000.00 | 04/03/2016 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:
29 CFR 1926.850(a): Prior to permitting employees to start demolition operations, an engineering survey shall be made, by a competent person, of the structure to determine the condition of the framing, floors, and walls, and possibility of unplanned collapse of any portion of the structure. Any adjacent structure where employees may be exposed shall also be similarly checked. The employer shall have in writing evidence that such a survey has been performed. On or about December 2, 2015, one employee was fatally injured and a second employee was hospitalized when the towers supporting a cable coal bridge prematurely collapsed during their demolition. An engineering survey that addressed the demolition of the bridge's towers, including the possibility of unplanned collapse, had not been made exposing employees to struck-by and/or crushed-by hazards.