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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) Grinding/Cleaning Area; employees were exposed to being struck by a falling load due to hoist failure in that a Yale 1 ton hoist is used to lift pots, from U.S.S. Fairless Works, weighing 2315 pounds. No preventative maintenace inspection program is conducted on this hoist One method of abatement, among others, is the implementation if a frequent and periodic inspection program on the hoist and the elimination of hoist over-loading.