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Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 300527702
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 07/08/1997 I
Initial Penalty: $2,000.00
Current Penalty: $2,000.00
Issuance Date: 07/02/1997
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Related Event Code (REC): R
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0213100
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Emphasis:
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 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 in that employees were exposed to: (a)On or about April 22, 1997, Jobsite Building Bay D/E between column 5/6. Employees were exposed to serious injury or death due to a fall of up to 22 feet 9 inches from unsecured steel joists. One feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to field weld one end of the joist as stipulated by ANSI a10.13-1989 Section 11.1.11 and by the Steel Joist Institute Standard Specifications for Open Web Steel Joists, K Series, Section 6 (a) (1).