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

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): "Unprotected sides and edges." Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems. a. On or about August 9, 2016, at the bridge construction site, on the North East side of the bridge, employees installed components of horizontal lifeline systems while standing on bridge beams without the use of fall protection, thereby exposing employees to an approximately 20 foot fall hazard. b. On or about August 9, 2016, at the bridge construction site, on the West end of the bridge, employees walked out approximately nine feet on a bridge beam without the use of fall protection before reaching an attachment point to the horizontal lifeline system, thereby exposing employees to an approximately nine foot fall hazard. c. On or about August 9, 2016, at the bridge construction site, over I-77 Southbound traffic, employees installed walers while standing on false work that had an unprotected side within approximately 12 feet without the use of fall protection, thereby exposing employees to an approximately 17 foot fall hazard. Shelly and Sands, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1014739, citation number 1, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on February 11, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at Interstate 670, mile marker 50 West bound, Columbus, Ohio.