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

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 the employees were exposed to a struck by hazard while unloading granite stone bundles: a) On or about 9/9/13, an employee was permitted to work in the fall shadow of two bundles of granite slabs. The granite bundles were inside a cargo box and while the employee removed the wood supports that were in between the two bundles they fell and trapped the employee. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to train the employees to stay out of the "fall shadow" while removing the wood supports.