Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 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 June 2, 1992, the four (4) Werner Task-Master Stage Platforms located at the number 3 superheat furnace at the Tennessee Valley Authority's Gallatin Steam Plant were not grounded to the building structure and/or the tubes being cut or welded, exposing the employees to the hazard of falls. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to ground the scaffold to the building structure at the point where the welding and cutting are performed.