OSHA Inspection: MEGA CITY, INC.

Issued

Jun 12, 2000

Abate by

Jun 15, 2000

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500

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 falls and
death from delayed rescue:
a)Employees traversing steel while performing associated intermediate
section assembly operations on
the tower without fall protection devices or systems being utilized
exposing employees to fall hazards
in excess of 25.0 feet were exposed to the hazard of compounding physical
injury and/or death while
awaiting rescue from elevated work locations in that:
(1)  The employer had not established a rescue plan nor was equipment
provided for retrieval from
elevated locations in the event expedited removal was necessary;
(2)  Proximal emergency medical services were not contacted for
capabilities of providing high
angle/location rescue, prior to employee exposure;
(3)  Employees were not trained in the methods and procedures utilized for
rapid
evacuation from elevated locations (high angle rescue).
One means of abatement among others, is to:
(1)  Establish a rescue procedure including training for employees and the
acquisition and usage of a
controlled descent device to allow a controlled lowering of an injured
employee;
(2)  Pre-planning to include the capabilities of localized fire/rescue
services for equipment availability
(height), high angle rescue capability, and their response time to the
worksite.

Issued

Jun 12, 2000

Abate by

Jun 15, 2000

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500

Issued

Jun 12, 2000

Abate by

Jun 15, 2000

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500