Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: CRUSHING

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 or crushed from failure of hoisting equipment: a) Rear (west side) outside Fab Building and all other hoists on the property employees use an electric hoist that is mounted to the underside of a steel beam to lift large objects. Hoist does not have a rated capacity marked on it; no warnings to the operator displayed; when idle for more than one month, frequent and periodic inspections are not performed before being placed in use; inspection and maintenance records are not available; limit switches, before use, are not tested; and operators are not given a practical operating exam on this unit. Any employee is permitted to use the hoist when needed, on or about 5/9/94. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to implement and follow manufacturer's procedures or the American National Standard Institute (ANSI) B30.16 for Overhead Hoists requirements for inspections, labeling, operator training, and maintenance.