OSHA Inspection: BRIDGES AND COMPANY

Issued

1997-09-15 00:00:00

Abate by

1997-09-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1750.00 · Current $1200.00 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 impalement hazards from concrete form pins:
(a)  Jobsite, West Side;  There were no covers over the concrete form pins
thereby exposing employees to impalement hazards.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is
to cover the top of the concrete form pins.