Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001A Hazard: LIFTING

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 form recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to multiple injuries due to the potential failure of a homemade lifting device: A) The homemade lifting beam used to set precast manholes had a #8 7/8 inch bolt used to replace the shackle pin and a thimble was not used to form the eye of a wire rope sling. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to adhere to proper rigging practices by using only the pin supplied with the shackle and place a thimble in the eye on all wire slings.