Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.136(a): General requirements. The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses protective footwear when working in areas where there is a danger of foot injuries due to falling or rolling objects, or objects piercing the sole, or when the use of protective footwear will protect the affected employee from an electrical hazard, such as a static-discharge or electric-shock hazard, that remains after the employer takes other necessary protective measures. a. On or about June 29, 2016, located in the slitter department, employees operated a Coffing electric wire rope hoist, model number EMW-500-B, in order to hoist slitter dies while not wearing any protective footwear, thereby exposing the employees to a struck-by hazard. On June 24, 2016, an near-miss incident occurred when an employee was operating the electric hoist to insert a 70 lbs. die back into the slitter when the running wire rope slipped out of the hoist causing the die to fall into the slitter.