Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 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: a) Pattern Storage/Squeezer Area; employees are exposed to being struck by a falling hoist and/or a molten iron ladle in that the runway for the Yale 1 ton overhead hoist used in pouring operations is suspended from the building structure with 5/8 inch chains. One method of abatement, among others, is the thorough examination of the track and supports by a qualified engineer and the installation of suspension fitting and supporting structure in accordance with AISC Manual of Steel Construction.