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 hazards of overloading and/or dropping, slipping, or swinging loads: a)Plant 3, Flooring, Welding Area - Employees used a homemade steel frame below-the-hook lifting device to move floor frames of truck bodies. This below-the-hook lifting device did not have permanently affixed, durable identification stating the rated capacity, the manufacturer, serial number, lifting device weight, etc. and did not receive all required inspections, on or about April 28, 2005. (b)Plant 3, Sub Assembly - Employees used a homemade below-the-hook lifting device, consisting of a chain with steel tubes with clips welded to each end, to move aluminum ramps. This below-the-hook lifting device did not have permanently affixed, durable identification stating the rated capacity, the manufacturer, serial number, lifting device weight, etc. and did not receive all required inspections, on or about April 28, 2005. (c)Plant 3, Spartan, Sub Frame - Employees used a homemade below-the-hook lifting device, consisting of a steel tube with chains welded to each end and a clamp at the bottom of each chain, to move sub frames of truck bodies. This below-the-hook lifting device did not have permanently affixed, durable identification stating the rated capacity, the manufacturer, serial number, lifting device weight, etc. and did not receive all required inspections, on or about April 28, 2005. (d)Plant 3, Flooring - Employees used an underhung crane system with two bridges. One bridge, over the welding area and used to move floor frames of truck bodies, had one 2-ton CM Lodestar hoist. The other bridge, over the gang drill area and used to move assembled floor frames of truck bodies, had two 1-ton CM hoists. This underhung crane system did not have the rated load marked on it, and the employer had not done a rated load test on the equipment and did not do frequent and periodic inspections of the equipment, on or about April 28, 2005. (e)Plant 1, Refer, Flooring - Employees used an underhung crane system to move floors of truck bodies. The bridge of this crane had a 1/2-ton Harrington hoist and a 1-ton Harrington hoist. This underhung crane system did not have the rated load marked on it, and the employer did not do frequent and periodic inspections of the equipment, on or about April 29, 2005. (f)Plant 3, Flooring, Welding Area - The pendant controller for operating the bridge with the 2- ton CM Lodestar hoist on the underhung crane system had paint covering the directional buttons, on or about April 28, 2005. (g)Plant 3, Spartan, Flooring - The pendant controller for the 1-ton CM Lodestar hoist in the undercoating area had paint covering the directional buttons, on or about April 28, 2005. (h)Plant 3, Flooring, Welding Area - An employee moved a floor frame from the A-frame stands to the next work station. After the employee got the load suspended from the 2-ton CM Lodestar hoist, the employee walked and stood under the load, on or about April 28, 2005. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct these hazards includes: As specified in Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices, ANSI/ASME B30.20-1999, using a nameplate or other permanent marking, display the following information on each below-the-hook lifting device: Manufacturer's name and address, serial number, lifting device weight (if over 100 pounds or 45 kg), and rated load. Conduct frequent and periodic inspections of each below-the-hook lifting device, and make an external code mark on each of these lifting devices to indicate that the periodic inspection occurred.As specified in Monorails and Underhung Cranes, ASME/ANSI B30.11-1988, mark the rated load of each crane on the crane. Have a rated load test and inspection performed on all new, extensively repaired, and altered underhung crane systems prior to initial use, by an appointed or authorized person, with a written report confirming the load rating of the system. Develop a frequent and periodic inspection program and a preventative maintenance program which incorporates all recommendations outlined in the manufacturer's manuals with written, signed and dated reports, and which follows ASME/ANSI B30.11 to ensure safe and proper functioning underhung crane systems. As specified in Overhead Hoists, ANSI B30.16-1973, ensure that each control element clearly indicates the direction of resultant motion, and ensure that operators avoid carrying loads over people. VERIFICATION REQUIREDTION