Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 100069228
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 01/17/1986 X
Initial Penalty: $800.00
Current Penalty: $750.00
Issuance Date: 01/14/1986
Nr Instances: 4
Nr Exposed: 5
Related Event Code (REC): A
Gravity:
Report ID: 0522300
Contest Date: 02/03/1986
Final Order: 01/20/1987
Emphasis:
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | R: Review Commission | 01/20/1987 | $750.00 | 01/17/1986 | Serious | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 01/14/1986 | $800.00 | 01/17/1986 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 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: On August 21, 1985, and on several dates during the inspection, employees were exposed to the hazards of falls, and death, while working on aluminum scaffold picks suspended under a bridge. The ends of the aluminum scaffold picks rested on 9/16" (estimated) diameter steel rods formed into a u-shaped frame (bridle) with hooks on each end. The bridles were hooked over a 7?16" diamater wire rope cable that was stretched and tensioned with a com-a-long, the entire length of the bridge. The scaffold system was slid along the cables as the work progressed. Particular concerns include the hazards of: a) The aluminum picks were not secured to the u-shaped bridles at every end, making it possible for them to slide off. b) The hooks formed in the ends of the bridles and placed over the suspension cables were not closed, or moused, to prevent them from being dislodged. c) The suspension cables were tensioned with a (3) ton com-a-long no dynamometer was used to determine if proper tension was achieved, making over tensioning possible. d) The suspension cables were spliced in several location using a simple (reef knot) square knot with wire rope clips on each tail or dead end and no thimbles were used. e) Two separate anchor points at the ends of the suspension cables were made with wire rope slings (chokers) that were too short to go around the bridge rockers, and so (2) slings (chokers) were joined together by (marrying) equivalent to a square knot, in order to gain the needed length, shackles should have been used. Specific elements of the abatement plan shall include but are not limited to the following: A) Management Controls: 1) The employer shall train his employees in accepted safe rigging practices and procedures as described in Handbook of Rigging for Construction and Industrial Operations by W. E. Rossnagel, P.E., Mcgraw Hill Book Co., New York, Library of Congress Catalog Card #63-19770, or Rigging Manual for Ironworkers, Washington, D.C., Library of Congress Catalog #IW 116M 5-79-18M or Rigging Manual by W.E. Dickie P.E., Construction Safety Association of Ontario, Toronto Canada M5C2A5. The training shall be repeated as frequently as necessary to maintain management and worker proficiency and compliance with the procedures. 2) Management and workers shall inspect all rigging and appurtenances prior to use and during use to insure proper techniques and procedure are being used. B) Accepted rigging procedures and techniques: 1) Inspect and insure all aluminum picks are secured to the bridles, using lashing or other approved methods 2) Mouse or close the hooks on the bridles using lashing, or a shackle tack welded to the steel rod. 3) When tensioning the cable, use a dynamometer so proper tension allowing for wind shear can be achieved. 4) Splice the suspension cables using an eye in each end, with thimble at each wear point, and the proper number and spacing of wire rope clips 5) When extending the length of slings (chokers) use shackles with the pins moused in each eye.
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