OSHA Inspection: SHELLHOUSE STEEL ERECTORS INCORPORATED

Issued

Jul 25, 1997

Abate by

Jul 31, 1997

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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 the hazard of falling when
accessing the elevated
area to retrieve equipment.
A.) At the jobsite; near Column P-19 in the gym area, on or about
06-17-1997: Employees
walked on and "cooned" steel instead of using a ladder, scaffold or
scissors lift while retrieving
equipment that was stored on a 13' 7" high beam.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is to provide
and use ladders, scaffolds, or scissors lifts for access to elevated work
locations.
OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE:
29 CFR 1926.1051 (a):
A.) At the jobsite: near Column P-19 in the gym area, on or about
06-17-1997: No ladder was
provided or used by employees retrieving equipment from a steel H-Beam
that was 13' 7" high.