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

P.L. 91-596 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(s) of falls from elevated platforms and/or struck-by crane structural members: a) In the log yard area - Employees were exposed to falls and struck-by hazards caused by crane structural collapse due to improper evaluation/repair of structural defects on the Andritz Kone Wood Logporter crane. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is: 1) Use positive non-destructive evaluations/tests, including but not limited to, dye penetrant, magnetic particle and acid etching, to properly determine the extent of the structural defect before conducting repair activities. For additional assistance, please refer to ANSI/AWS D1.1-2004 Structural Welding Code - Steel, section 5.26.1.4; ANSI/AWS D14.1-1985 Specification for Welding of Industrial and Mill Cranes and Other Material Handling Equipment, section 10.1.3; ANSI/AWS D14.3-2000 Specification for Welding Earthmoving and Construction Equipment, section 8.6.3on