Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100179 G05 IV Overhead and gantry cranes.
Inspection Nr: 1069155.015
Citation: 01004
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Not Completed - Employer Out of Business
Initial Penalty: $3,850.00
Current Penalty: $3,850.00
Issuance Date: 11/24/2015
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 20
Abatement Date: 12/15/2015
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0522500
Contest Date:
Final Order: 03/04/2016
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | Z: Issued | 11/24/2015 | $3,850.00 | 12/15/2015 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 004 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.179(g)(5)(iv): The hoisting motion of all electric traveling cranes shall be provided with an overtravel limit switch in the hoisting direction. a. On or about June 9, 2015, located in the High Bay area, there was a 7-1/2 ton capacity Harnischfeger P & H overhead crane, serial number CH7025B, that was used to hoist fabricated structural steel which did not have a functional upper limit switch, thereby exposing the employees to a struck-by hazard.