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

29 CFR OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1):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 exposed to fall and struck-by hazards while working from an aerial lift extended over an open traffic lane. (a) Jobsite located at 2400 E Huntingdon St, Philadelphia, PA: On or about May 17, 2021, the employer failed to protect an employee against struck-by hazards in that an employee was spraying water onto a building under demolition while standing inside the platform of an articulating boom lift that was positioned approximately 30 feet above a one-way urban street that was open to vehicular traffic. Among other methods, feasible and acceptable means of hazard abatement include: Following the national consensus standard requirements of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) ANSI/ASSP A10.47-2015 for Work Zone Safety for Highway Construction, Section 4.11: 'Cranes and Aerial Lifts. If work involves crane operations or an aerial lift bucket or arm extending over an open traffic lane or shoulder, the area below the cranes boom, bucket or arm shall be closed to traffic and properly barricaded to protect workers.'