OSHA Inspection: ANJO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Issued

Jan 29, 1991

Abate by

Feb 1, 1991

Penalty

Initial $10,000 · Current $1,000 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
of serious physical harm to employees in that:
A) Employees were exposed to being struck by concrete beams,
arches, planks, etc. due to structure collapse at the Airside
Building at the Greater Pittsburgh International Airport in
that the erection sequence developed by the precast element
designer was not followed in its entirety by the precast erector.

Issued

Jan 29, 1991

Abate by

Feb 1, 1991

Penalty

Initial $10,000 · Current $1,000 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:
A) Employees were exposed to being struck by building components
due to structure collapse at the Airside Building at the Midfield
Terminal Project of the Greater Pittsburgh International Airport
in that:
1) The roof beam RB-35 at column line B20 failed in flexural
due to the inadequate development length of its bottom bars
marked #701.
2) The flexural reinforcement of two #7 bars of beam RB-35
to support the construction loads during erection was marginal
as per ACI 31B-83.
3) The lap splice length of #7 bars marked #701 and #702 did not meet
the ACI design criteria.
4) Four #8 bars for the longitudinal bottom reinforcement of
beam RB-35 were not properly spaced by the precast manufacturer.
5) Field examination of the embedded reinforcing steel had
indicated a series of inconsistencies in placement of bars.