Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 736661.015
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $3,080.00
Current Penalty: $1,357.00
Issuance Date: 05/14/2013
Nr Instances: 5
Nr Exposed: 5
Abatement Date: 07/01/2013
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0522000
Contest Date: 06/05/2013
Final Order: 12/18/2013
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 12/18/2013 | $1,357.00 | 07/01/2013 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 06/11/2013 | $3,080.00 | 07/01/2013 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 05/14/2013 | $3,080.00 | 07/01/2013 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): 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 from struck-by hazards from the use of below the hook lifting devices. Melders and Cut Off employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard by untested, unrated and unmarked below-the-hook lifting devices in conjunction with 10 and 15 ton overhead cranes and 1/2 - 2 ton jib crane hoists to lift crucibles with a crucible holder, furnace pots with a furnace pot lifting hook beam, and j-and s-hooks to lift aluminum parts onto tables, weighing approximately 25 to thousands of pounds.