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 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 the hazard of concrete products such as but not limited to Connecticut State Highway Department Standard Double Type 2 Curb Top from unexpectedly falling from the metal forms while being rotated 180 degrees: On or about August 15, 2002, a Connecticut State Highway Department Standard Double Type 2 Curb Top fell from it's metal form while being elevated four to four and a half feet above the ground in the process of being rotated 180 degrees with the assistance of an employee. Among other methods, feasible and accept able abatement methods to correct this hazard would be to install engineered metal bars along the length of the metal form on the open face top with positive locking mechanisms to prevent the concrete products from falling out of the form.