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

29 CFR 1910.24(f): "Stair treads." All treads shall be reasonably slip-resistant and the nosings shall be of nonslip finish. Welded bar grating treads without nosings are acceptable providing the leading edge can be readily identified by personnel descending the stairway and provided the tread is serrated or is of definite nonslip design. Rise height and tread width shall be uniform throughout any flight of stairs including any foundation structure used as one or more treads of the stairs: a. Located on the south casting line between the oven exit and the flattening mill, there was moving coil material that ran across a stairway increasing the height and changing the uniformity of a tread on a fixed stairway to walk through the casting line. Employees were exposed to the hazards of tripping and falling while accessing the casting lines by use of this stairway. b. Located on the north casting line between the oven exit and the flattening mill, there was moving coil material that ran across a stairway increasing the height and changing the uniformity of a tread on a fixed stairway to walk through the casting line. Employees were exposed to the hazards of tripping and falling while accessing the casting lines by use of this stairway.