OSHA Inspection: E.S. WAGNER CO.

Issued

Jun 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1):  Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    a)  E.S. Wagner Co. on or about May 18, 2012, at the I-475 construction site near the Sherbrooke Rd. Bridge in Toledo, OH: The employer failed to ensure employees making a water supply connection atop the north abutment of the pedestrian bridge were adequately protected from falls. Employees were exposed to falls up to 12 to the level below.

Issued

Jun 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.701(b): Reinforcing steel. All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and into which employees could fall, was not guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement.    (a) E.S. Wagner Co. on or about May 18, 2012, at the I-475 construction site near the Sherbrooke Rd. Bridge in Toledo, OH:  The employer failed to ensure reinforcing steel protruding above the walking/working surface was adequately guarded to prevent employee impalement. While prepping concrete formwork prior to a pour, an employee performing these duties above the protruding rebar was exposed to the impalement hazards.