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

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): 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 crushed by hazard from unsecured loads due to a missing safety latches on the hook of the crane: a. 265 Pennsylvania Ave., Hillside, NJ - Shepard Niles, 5 Ton Crane - Bay 2 Employees used a Saturn 5 ton overhead crane with a Caldwell attachment bar to lift rebar materials for cutting that was missing latches on the hook, which prevented the load from being secure when lifted. Violation observed on or about April 7, 2016 b. 265 Pennsylvania Ave., Hillside, NJ - Reading 3 Ton Crane - Bay 2 Employees used a Reading 3 ton overhead crane to lift rebar materials after cutting, that was missing latches on the hook which prevented the load from being secure when lifted. Violation observed on or about April 7, 2016 c. 265 Pennsylvania Ave., Hillside, NJ - Shepard Niles, 2 Ton Crane - Bay 1 Employees used a Shepard Niles 2 ton overhead crane to lift rebar materials after bending, that was missing latches on the hook which prevented the load from being secure when lifted. Violation observed on or about April 7, 2016