Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard: LIFTING

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employmnent 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 struck by and crushed by hazards when lifting heavy loads with truck cranes that failed to conform to requirements listed ASME B30.5-1994 Mobile and Locamotive Cranes: (a) Glacier Precast, Inc.; The 10T DeVault truck crane lacked the required angle indicator; (b) Glacier Precast, Inc.; The 15T DeVault truck crane lacked the required angle indicator; (c) Glacier Precast, Inc.; The 15T DeVault truck crane was not equipped with an operable latch on the hook accembly; and (d) Glacier Precast, Inc.; The live line on the load assembly of the 15T DeVault truck crane had a wire rope clip attached to it above the wedge socket. Feasbile methods of abatement include the replacement of latches on load hooks, equip truck cranes with angle indicators and re-rig the line on the 15T DeVault such that all abatement conforms to the specification listed in B30.5-1994 for Mobil and Locomotive Cranes.ive