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

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit routes must be free and unobstructed. No materials or equipment may be placed, either permanently or temporarily, within the exit route. The exit access must not go through a room that can be locked, such as a bathroom, to reach an exit or exit discharge, nor may it lead into a dead-end corridor. Stairs or a ramp must be provided where the exit route is not substantially level: a. Located on the south casting line between the oven exit and the flattening mill, there was a stairway that had coil material that would move horizontally across the middle of the stairway that employees would step over in order to gain access from one side of the casting line to the other. The moving coil material served as an obstruction if the employees were required to exit the facility in an emergency situation, thereby exposing the employees to the hazards associated if an emergency were to occur. b. Located on the north casting line between the oven exit and the flattening mill, there was a stairway that had coil material that would move horizontally across the middle of stairway that employees would step over in order to gain access from one side of the casting line to the other. The moving coil material served as an obstruction if the employees were required to exit the facility in an emergency situation, thereby exposing the employees to the hazards associated if an emergency were to occur.