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

29 CFR 1910.22(d): Inspection, maintenance, and repair. The employer must ensure: 29 CFR 1910.22(d)(2): Hazardous conditions on walking-working surfaces are corrected or repaired before an employee uses the walking-working surface again. If the correction or repair cannot be made immediately, the hazard must be guarded to prevent employees from using the walking-working surface until the hazard is corrected or repaired; On or about August 6, 2018, the employer failed to correct hazardous conditions in the casting pit area related to walking-working surfaces before employees used the area again. In addition, the employer did not guard the walking-working surfaces hazardous conditions to prevent employee use of the surfaces and access to the conditions. The casting pit area had unprotected open-sided floors, damaged guardrail systems, missing guardrail system components and damaged stairs on stairways. Due to these conditions, pit crew employees were exposed to fall hazards of up to approximately 6 feet to lower level concrete surfaces in the pit area.