OSHA Inspection: M. DEMATTEO/FLATIRON/INTERBETON, A JOINT VENTURE

Issued

Dec 20, 2000

Abate by

Dec 26, 2000

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,000 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 employees were
exposed to the hazards of being struck by rigging gear.
Location: Central Artery Project C01A6 (night shift)
Employees were exposed to serious injury when they (1) unexpectedly
encountered
difficulty in obtaining release of a concrete form from cured concrete;
(2) unilaterally
varied from the employer's rigging instruction; (3) unilaterally bolted
the rigging gear
to an unapproved rather than the approved anchor point; and/or (4) failed
to use washers
to prevent the bolts from being pulled through the form when force was
applied to the
rigging.