Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: STRUCK BY

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 a struck by hazard created by the scaffold stairtower being stored in the swing path of tower crane: a)West Side of the Site - A crane operator was traversing a loaded concrete bucket, weighing 14,000 lbs., towards an excavation when the load struck the top scaffold buck of a stairtower that was located immediately adjacent to the concrete loading area, causing it to fall over striking an employee who was located down on the lower level, on or about 02/25/08. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct this hazard is to establish and enforce better communications between the crane operator and signalmen. Additionally, policies for keeping travel path of any suspended loads clear and free of any tall obstructions.