Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 103281499
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 10/15/1990 X
Initial Penalty: $640.00
Current Penalty: $640.00
Issuance Date: 10/02/1990
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 3
Related Event Code (REC):
Gravity: 08
Report ID: 0524530
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Emphasis:
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 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: ...Hazards of being struck by falling portions of loads and/or portions of hoisting equipment due to failure of the tower erection boom in use on the microwave relay tower jobsite located at the new Illinois State Police Post east of Ullin, Il during hoisting operations. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to perform the following: A comprehensive visual examination of the tower erection boom on a periodic basis determined by the employer for such defects as rusting, cracked welds, and bent/deformed/broken boom members; A visual inspection of the boom in a tower under construction; prooftests of the tower erection boom and its associated rigging, fittings, and hoist rope to 200% of the rated load (utilizing either a free-swinging weight or other equivalent means such as the use of an adequate anchorage combined with a dynamometer) when the boom is first erected on a tower site and prior to any subsequent lifts after the boom is "jumped" within the tower structure; and a visual inspection (using binoculars if necessary) by the equipment operator at the start of each work shift to assure that all load bearing means, running gear and the hoist clutch and brakes are operating in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications. Disclaimers: 1) You are not limited to the abatement methods suggested above.
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