OSHA Inspection: ARMSTRONG STEEL ERECTORS INC.

Issued

Oct 27, 1994

Abate by

Nov 1, 1994

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $2,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

5(a)(1):  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.
On the bridge site at Interstate 271 and route 322 in Mayfield Heights,
Ohio, two employees
securing girders with spud burs working off a pic with no fall protection
were exposed to a 21.5
foot fall.  A third employee was working off a 16.5 inch steel girder
above moving traffic with
no fall protection and was exposed to a 21.5 foot fall.  Feasible
abatement measures may include
but are not limited to nets, manlifts, beamwalkers and full-body harnesses
and lanyards.