OSHA Inspection: CAPCO STEEL CORPORATION

Issued

Oct 21, 2002

Abate by

Oct 25, 2002

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Title 21 V.S.A. Chapter 3, Subchapter 5, Section 223 (a): 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:
falling objects from a crane
Location: The base section of the PGI Tower Crane 3, right side of the
base.
Violation: The employer did not provide protection from falling objects
and tools such as a cell phone, for
employees working in the area of the base section of the tower crane, when
employees were working in the
trolley motor and control switch section of the jib. Among the feasible
abatements to this hazard the employer
can institute are; A) construct railing systems with toe boards and
screens, sufficient to protect from the
hazard, B) construct canopy systems to protect lower levels, or, C)
construct barricades around the area in
which the exposure to falling objects exists and prohibit employee access
to these areas.

Issued

Oct 21, 2002

Abate by

Oct 25, 2002

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,700 Reduced

Issued

Oct 21, 2002

Abate by

Oct 25, 2002

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,700 Reduced