Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard: CRUSHING

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 serious hazard of striking or crushing from the drill rig doors: (a) Jobsite IB 909: Employees were exposed to a serious hazard of striking or crushing from the drill rig doors while working on the Wirth drill rig when the supporting casing was not adequately founded on the firm soil strata. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to not allow employees to work on the drill platform until the A casing is adequately founded on the firm soil