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North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina: The employer did not furnish to each of his employees conditions of employment and a place of employment free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to being struck by falling loads: a)Facility - there were underhung cranes throughout the facility used to manipulate and move tanks and steel during the manufacturing process. The upper limit switches on the hoists were not tested without a load at the beginning of each work shift. REFERENCE: ANSI B30.11-1980, Section 11-2.1.2, Frequent Inspection. (b)Items such as the following shall be inspected at intervals as defined in 11-2.1.1(b)(1). Observation should be made during operation for any defects or damage which might appear between inspections. Any deficiencies, such as listed, shall be carefully examined, and a determination made as to whether they constitute a hazard: (1)All functional operating mechanisms for misadjustment interfering with proper operation. (2)All limit switches should be checked, without a load, on the hook, at the beginning of each work shift. Care shall be exercised. Each motion shall be inched to its limit switch or run in slow speeds. (3)Leakage in lines, tanks, valves, pumps, and other parts of pneumatic or hydraulic lines. NOTE: Among other means of abatement, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to test the upper limit switches of all hoists at the beginning of each work shift.ing