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

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 being struck by load.: a) The overhead under slung cranes were equipped with stops, which had been welded onto the runways of the cranes by the employer, which would not prevent the cranes from inadvertently coming off the track or contacting an obstruction. The stops had not been tested or analyzed to prove they could resist impact forces of a fully loaded carrier. Additionally, the overhead under slung cranes operating in the production area of the facility had not received routine, annual, inspections to ensure that they were in proper operating condition. Among other methods, feasible and acceptable methods to correct the hazardous condition may include: Following the requirements of the latest revision of the ASME standard for Monorails and Underhung Cranes, ASME B30.11. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED