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 being struck by components of the hoist and/or the load should a manually operated cable hoist fail because of improper use: On or about 7/13/11 Location: Interstate 287 Overpass MP 24.61, Rye NY 10580 a) A Hook International Inc. Industrial Cable Hoist, Model H24-20 was used for a purpose for which it was not intended or designed and the hoist was used in a manner where it was restricted from forming a straight line with the direction of loading creating a side pull. Employees were also not trained in the safe operation of the hoist. NOTE: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the inspection case file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO CORRECT THE HAZARD IS: To establish and enforce adequate safe operating procedures. Procedures such as those stipulated in American Society of Mechanical Engineers Standard for Manually Lever Operated Hoists (ASME B30.21-2005), The Hook International Inc. Maintenance and Operation Manual and warning labels on the hoist it self. Procedures include at a minimum: Training the employees in the proper use of the hoist. Ensuring the hoist is used only for the purpose for which it was intended and designed. Using the hoist only where the load, hoist unit and anchor point form a straight line.