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 crushing hazards and/or the hazard of dropped loads: (a)Wabash National Trailer Centers at 4780 Vasquez Blvd., Denver, CO 80216: Frequent and periodic inspections had not been performed on the overhead hoists (underhung) located throughout the shop area of the facility used to lift and maneuver a wide variety of parts and equipment, to examine for defects, and to determine the degree of wear, deterioration, or malfunction. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to: (a)Perform frequent inspections at daily or monthly intervals, as per ASME B30.16-1993, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers - An American National Standard - Safety Standard for Cableways, Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Hooks, Jacks, and Slings, paragraph 16-2.1.2 on items such as: (1)Operating mechanisms for proper operation, proper adjustment, and unusual sounds; (2)Hoist upper limit devices of electric or air powered hoists, without a load on the hook at the beginning of each shift; (3)Hoist braking system; (4)Lines, valves, and other parts of air systems for leakage; (5)Hooks for deformations, chemical damage, or cracks; (6)Hook latches, where used, for proper operation; (7)Hoist ropes and hoist chains including deposits of foreign material which may be carried into the hoist mechanism, end connection, for excessive wear, twist, distorted links interfering with proper function, or stretch beyond manufacturer's recommendations; (8)Rope or load chain reeving for compliance with recommendations of the hoist manufacturer. (b)Perform periodic inspections at quarterly to yearly intervals, as per ASME B30.16-1993, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers - An American National Standard - Safety Standard for Cableways, Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Hooks, Jacks, and Slings, paragraph 16-2.1.3, on items such as: (1)The items listed above; (2)Fasteners for evidence of loosening; (3)Load blocks, suspension housing, hand chain wheels, chain attachments, clevises, yokes, suspension bolts, shafts, gears, bearings, pins, rollers, and locking and clamping devices for evidence of wear, corrosion, cracks, and distortion; (4)Hooks for evidence of cracking by use of dye penetrants, magnetic particle or other suitable crack detecting inspections; (5)Hook retaining nuts or collars, and pins, welds, or rivets used to secure the retainingmembers for evidence of damage; (6)Load sprockets, idler sprockets, drums, and sheaves for evidence of damage and wear; (7)The brake mechanism on hand chain hoists for evidence of worn, glazed, or oil contaminated friction disks: worn pawls, cams, or ratchets, corroded, stretched, or broken pawl springs; (8)The motor brake and load brake on electric or air-powered hoists for evidence or wear; (9)Electrical apparatus on electric-powered hoists for evidence of pitting or deterioration of controller contacts, limit switches and push button stations; (10)Supporting structure or trolley, if used, for evidence of damage; (11)Warning labels for legibility and replacement; (12)End connections of wire ropes or load chains for evidence of wear, corrosion, cracks, damage, and distortion; (13)Hoist rope shall be visually inspected to discover gross damage, which may be an immediate hazard; (14)Function labels on pendant control stations on electric-powered hoists for legibility; (15)The hoist and hoist mounting for evidence of missing items. Dated inspection reports and records should be maintained at quarterly to yearly time intervals, and stored where they are available to appointed persons. A long-range rope or chain inspection program should be established and should include records on examination of ropes or chains removed from service so a relationship can be established between visual observation and actual condition of the rope or chain. Abatement Note: Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Sample Abatement- Certification Letter").tion