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 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 OF BEING STRUCK-BY: a)Spraying area, on or about 09/17/2009: A Yale, overhead hand chain operated hoist with no capacity rating had a broken safety latch on the hook, and no inspection, or maintenance records were being maintained. Among other methods, several feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct this hazard are to: 1.Test and rate the hoist, repair or replace the safety latch ANSI B30.16.-1993, Overhead Hoists, Section 16.2, Inspection, Testing and Maintenance. 2.Conduct frequent and periodic inspections of the hoists and maintain records or use an external coded mark in accordance with ANSI B30.16-1993 Overhead Hoists, Section 16-2.1 Inspection. b)Spraying area, on or about 09/17/2009: A wall supported Jib rail on which the Yale Overhead hand chain operated hoist was mounted had not been initially tested, rated and marked to determine if it would withstand the forces imposed by the hoist and the rated load. Among other methods, several feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct this hazard are to: 1.Test, rate, and mark the jib rail to ensure it will withstand the forces generated by the hoist and the rated load. ANSI B30.11.1-1980, Monorails and Underhung Cranes, Section 11.1 Construction and Installation. 2.Conduct frequent and periodic inspections of the wall supported jib rail and maintain records in accordance with ANSI B30.11.2-1980 Monorail and Underhung Cranes, Section 11-2 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance. Abatement certification must be submitted for these items.