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Violation Detail

Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph

Inspection Nr: 112901467

Citation: 01001

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Date: 02/27/2001 X

Initial Penalty: $1,300.00

Current Penalty: $800.00

Issuance Date: 01/31/2001

Nr Instances: 4

Nr Exposed: 6

Related Event Code (REC):

Gravity: 02

Report ID: 0316700

Contest Date:

Final Order:

Emphasis:

**Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History**
Type	Latest Event	Event Date	Penalty	Abatement Due Date	Citation Type	Failure to Abate Inspection
Penalty	I: Informal Settlement	02/22/2001	$800.00	02/27/2001	Serious
Penalty	Z: Issued	01/31/2001	$1,300.00	02/27/2001	Serious

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

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 falling loads from the failure of the spreader bars that were used to lift modular home ceilings and walls. (a)Side Wall Area - The spreader bar that was connected to the Coffing electric hoist and used to lift the side walls into place did not have a rated load capacity marked on it. This spreader bar was approximately ten (10) feet, six (6) inches in length and three (3) inches in diameter. The spreader bar had four (4) chains hanging from it that were used to connect the load to the spreader bar. (b)Roof Area - The spreader bar that was used to lift the ceiling into place did not have a load capacity marked on it. The spreader bar was made up of two (2) channel beams. Each channel beam was approximately twenty six (26) feet in length and was bolted together with six (6) lifting chains. "AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO RATE THE SPREADER BAR AND THEN MARK THE SPREADER BAR WITH IT'S RATED CAPACITY." VERIFICATION REQUIREDTION

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