Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 103448122
Citation: 02001
Citation Type: Willful
Abatement Date: 05/06/1994 W
Initial Penalty: $70,000.00
Current Penalty: $47,000.00
Issuance Date: 05/02/1994
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 83
Related Event Code (REC): A
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0521700
Contest Date: 05/09/1994
Final Order: 07/14/1999
Emphasis:
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 07/14/1999 | $47,000.00 | 05/06/1994 | Willful | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 05/02/1994 | $70,000.00 | 05/06/1994 | Willful |
Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001 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: At the jobsite, U.S. Postal Service, 311 West Polk Street, Chicago, Illinois, the employer failed to protect it's employees engaged in the erection of structural steel members (hereinafter, "members") from the generally recognized fall and crushing hazards associated with collapse of members during temporary erection. On or about November 1, 1993, through November 3, 1993, the employer utilized temporary erection angles during the erection process without the performance, evaluation and/or analysis of calculations of the foreseeable loads to be imposed on those erection angles in order to assure the ability of the erection angles to sustain those loads. For example, during the period November 1, 1993 through November 3, 1993, the employer utilized an erection angle in the connection of collector beam (piece mark number A-3550) to column web (piece number A-1469) without the performance, evaluation and/or analysis of calculations of the foreseeable load to be imposed on that erection angle in order to determine its ability to withstand the load to be imposed. Feasible means of abatement include, but are not limited to the following: a. Prior to fabrication and erection, engage the services of a qualified, professional and/or structural engineer to perform, evaluate and/or analyze calculations regarding the loads to be imposed on the erection angles; and b. Based on the above calculations, determine the appropriate size, thickness and type of erection angles (i.e., stiffened or unstiffened) necessary in order to sustain the imposed loads during the steel erection process.
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