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 to each of his employees 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) The Wright overhead under slung crane, located in the fabrication area, did not have any trolley bumpers on the south end of the crane. The employees were exposed to being struck by the crane trolley as there was no bumpers to prevent the crane from running off its tracks. (b) The one half inch load line on the Wright overhead crane, located in the fabrication area, was visibly damaged. The wire rope would not hang straight. The wire rope had been damaged either from the D/d ratio of the diameter of the wire rope, as it was bent around the diameter of the drum, had been exceeded or, the crane was overloaded when the wire rope had been on the lower block sheaves. Among feasible means of abatement is the installation of trolley bumpers on the south end of the crane's overhead rails. Also, conform to the maximum load limit posted on the crane for lifting and lowering applications. ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.TION