OSHA Inspection: GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. - AIRCRAFT ENGINE GROUP

Issued

Aug 11, 1992

Abate by

Sep 4, 1992

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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)  Assemblers in the Building 500 development assembly area
were exposed to the potential hazard of being struck by falling loads
while working beneath jet engines suspended from the dual rail
Westmont system in that there was no cribbing or equivalent protection
used to support the load in the event of a failure of the system's
suspension components.  Some feasible and acceptable methods, among
others, to correct this hazard would be to prohibit employees from
working beneath the suspended loads, or to crib, block or otherwise
support the load so that a failure of the overhead support components
would not result in dropping the load.
(b)  Inspectors in area V6 of the Building 800 basement were
exposed to the potential hazard of being struck by falling loads while
working under compressors suspended from 1/2 ton hoists on occasions
including but not limited to the afternoon of May 14, 1992.  Some
feasible and acceptable methods, among others, to correct this hazard
would be to prohibit employees from working beneath suspended loads,
or to crib block or otherwise support the load so that a failure of
the hoist or lifting components would not result in dropping the load.

Issued

Aug 11, 1992

Abate by

Aug 28, 1992

Penalty

Initial $2,125

Issued

Aug 11, 1992

Abate by

Aug 14, 1992