OSHA Inspection: LEWIS EQUIPMENT COMPANY, L.L.C.

Issued

Dec 5, 2001

Abate by

Dec 10, 2001

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,500 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 the hazard of falling:
MOHEGAN SUN HOTEL:
ON/ABOUT SEPTEMBER 24, 2001, THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY ON CAR "B" OF THE
CHAMP HOISTS(ELEVATORS) THAT WERE BEING USED TO HOIST PERSONNEL AND
MATERIAL DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE HOTEL MALFUNCTIONED DUE
TO DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE BRAKE ASSEMBLY PARTS.
FURTHER, THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY ON THE CAR DID NOT HAVE BRAKE PARTS
THAT WERE SPECIFIEDBY THE HOIST AND BRAKE PARTS MANUFACTURERS.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND USEFUL ABATEMENT METHOD TO
CORRECT THE HAZARD IS TO FOLLOW THE MANUFACTURER'S ORIGINAL
RECOMMENDATIONS AND USE ONLY REPLACEMENT PARTS SPECIFIED BY THE
MANUFACTURER OR PARTS THAT HAVE ENGINEERING TABULATED DATA
EQUIVALENT TO THE MANUFACTURER'S ORIGINAL SPECIFICATIONS.