OSHA Inspection: NORTHERN ILLINOIS STEEL ERECTORS, INC.

Issued

1997-09-22 00:00:00

Abate by

1997-09-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $525.00 · Current $368.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The
employer did not furnish
a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were
likely to cause death
or serious physical harm to employees. Employees were exposed to falling
while on steel beams
and columns that were not adequately braced in accordance with the
American National
Standards Institute's Standard for Steel Erection - Safety Requirements,
1989 edition, section
11.1.9.
On or about September 8, 1997. The steel structure was not adequately
braced in all
directions by the use of sufficent number of cables, stiffener beams, or
other methods.
Only one beam attached to the adjacent structure that was held by a 3/8
inch screw was
used to provide lateral stability to the newly erected structure.
Feasible abatement methods would include one of more of the following:
1) the installation of a bracing bay in the first erected bay, or
2)the use cables attached to secure members of the adjacent foundation or
structure
(not vehicles or aerial lifts), or
3)the use of stiffener beams that provided bracing in the diagonal
direction to the
column and horizontal beam.
NO CERTIFICATION OR DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM