OSHA Inspection: WPM CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC.

Issued

Jan 19, 2012

Abate by

Jan 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,023 · Current $2,023

General-duty citation text

Section 5 (a) (1): The employer failed to keep the workplace free from a
hazard, likely to
cause death or serious physical harm to employees who were exposed to an
impalement
hazard.
Construction site: On or about October 19, 2010, at the THADD Organ
Storage Building
employees were exposed to an impalement hazard while working around two
fully threaded
rods that were not covered or protected. The rods projected approximately
six inches above
its foundation.
Among other methods, one feasible and useful method to correct the hazard
would be to
install protective devices (covers or wooden troughs) for rebar that are
capable of
withstanding at least 250 pounds would be considered an appropriate
performance criterion
for impalement protection devices for other sharp objects as well.