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

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(6)(i):The employer did not ensure that each employee less than 4 feet (1.2 m) above dangerous equipment is protected from falling into or onto the dangerous equipment by a guardrail system or a travel restraint system, unless the equipment is covered or guarded to eliminate the hazard: a.) Zekelman Industries, Inc. dba Wheatland Tube Company, Pot 2 area next to the "zinc snout", on or about January 6th, 2023 and times prior thereto: Employees worked around molten zinc during a job task which involved employees searching for a potentially missing blow bell in the Pot # 2 area. Employees were not protected from falling into the molten zinc located in the "zinc snout area" of Pot #2 during this search operation. An incident occurred on January 6th, 2023 which resulted in an employee stepping into the open area of the zinc snout and suffering permanent injuries. b.) Zekelman Industries, Inc. dba Wheatland Tube Company, Pot 2 area next to the "zinc snout", on or about January 12th, 2023 and times prior thereto: Employees worked around molten zinc during cleaning operations of the blow box area. Employees were not protected from falling into the molten zinc located in the "zinc snout area" of Pot #2 during cleaning operations of the blow box area.