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

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish to each of his employees a place of employment which was 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 being struck-by falling material or equipment: For the period of time up to and including March 22, 2006, the employer did not ensure that employee(s) engaged in the dismantling of large pieces of equipment were protected from falling or collapsing material and equipment. Among other methods, feasible and acceptable methods to correct this hazard would be to: 1.Pre-plan work involving heavy upright material that could pose a struck-by hazard. 2. Ensure the use of temporary supports or other protective devices where needed to prevent unintended or premature collapse of the material being salvaged. 3. Develop and implement safe work practices that address methods to stabilize large unstable material and equipment. 4. Train employees regarding the use of temporary supports and safe work practices for working with large unstable material and equipment. DISCLAIMERS: 1) You are not limited to the abatement methods suggested above. 2) The methods explained are general and may not be effective in all cases. 3) The employer is responsible for selecting and carrying out an appropriate method.