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: Employees were exposed to being struck by falling loads on or about 05/30/02 while transporting a loaded concrete form basket on a manually propelled cart / dolly in that the load ( a form basket and forms weighing 1290 lbs. ) was not stable and safely arranged, or secured against falling or tipping. Among others, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard would be to implement a method of transporting form baskets that would ensure the stability of the load. Employees were further exposed to being struck by falling loads while using specialty / job made below-the-hook lifting devices ( job made lifting baskets ) to handle concrete forms with a boom truck due to the following: A) The lifting devices had not been proof tested. B) The lifting devices were not marked to indicate rated load capacity and lifter weight. C) There was no documentation to indicate that the lifting devices were designed to withstand forces imposed by their intended / rated load with a minimum safety design factor of 3. D) There was no documentation to indicate that welding done on the lifting devices had been done in accordance with ANSI/AWS D1.1, or equivalent welding specifications. E) There was no inspection program in place to ensure that new, modified, or in service lifting devices were being inspected by a designated person on an initial basis, or on a frequent and periodic basis for lifting devices in regular service. Among others, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to design, construct, test, and mark below the hook lifting devices in accordance with the American National Standard ASME B30.20c standard for Below-The-Hook Lifting devices.