OSHA Inspection: PIKES & HARDRIVES JOINT VENTURE

Issued

Feb 4, 1987

Abate by

Feb 7, 1987

Penalty

Initial $490 · Current $245 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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:
a) On or about October 31, 1986, at approximately 3000 State Road 84,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, employees were exposed to the hazard of
being crushed by an I-Beam approximately 97 feet long, 54 inches high
48 inches wide at the top, 30 inches wide at the base and weighing
approximately 38 tons; the I-Beam was being transported over an
uneven dirt road and was not adequately braced; in that, the I-Beam
was loosely supported by only two saddle braces, whose tops were 14
inches below the center of gravity of the beam.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is to adequately brace the beam against lateral
forces and movement, by use of chocking, chaining, A-frames, etc.,