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: The hazard of being struck-by a dropped load from the hook missing the safety latch, and the second hook with a safety latch which does not close to the hook on a Jet Mini-Mite chain fall, model #7075. One feasible and acceptable abatement method, among others, to correct this hazard is to replace or repair the defective hook and latch, as specified by paragraph 10-1.2.3(d) of American National Standard Institute, standard B30.10-1993, Hooks.-1993,