Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard: STRUCK BY

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 hazard of the roller/suspension equipment falling from the roof from being tied together and not anchored back to a safe point on the roof: On or about July 20, 2000, at 2316 E Meyer Blvd., Kansas City, MO, on the West side of the Research Hospital main structure, two employees were suspended down the vertical face of the building using controlled descent devices while washing windows, and using rollers/suspension equipment that were tied together and not anchored back to a safe anchorage on the roof, subsequently exposing one or both employees to the hazard of being struck by the roller/suspension equipment. While ultimate responsibility for correcting the hazard rests with the employer, given his/her superior knowledge of the workplace, feasible and acceptable methods to correct this hazard, among others, include: 1) Anchoring each roller back to a safe point on the roof to keep the roller from falling off of the roof. 2) When two rollers are in use on the roof of a building, do not use one rope for both rollers to keep the rollers from being tied together. Abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.