OSHA Inspection: PERINI BUILDING COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Dec 5, 2001

Abate by

Dec 10, 2001

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

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. THE CAR WAS NOT
TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE UNTIL APPROPRIATE INSPECTIONS AND REPAIRS WERE
MADE.
FURTHER, THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY ON THE CAR DID NOT HAVE BRAKE PARTS
THAT WERE SPECIFIED BY THE HOIST AND BRAKE PARTS MANUFACTURERS.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND USEFUL ABATEMENT METHOD TO
CORRECT THE HAZARD IS TO:
1.FOLLOW THE MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
BY SCHEDULING AND CONDUCTING APPROPRIATE INSPECTIONS.
2.INSURE THE INSTALLATION OF REPLACEMENT PARTS SPECIFIED ONLY BY
THE MANUFACTURERS OR PARTS THAT HAVE ENGINEERING TABULATED
DATA EQUIVALENT TO THE MANUFACTURER'S ORIGINAL SPECIFICATIONS.
3.TAKE THE CAR(S) OF HOISTS/ELEVATORS OUT OF SERVICE UPON
LEARNING OF DEFICIENCIES IN "BRAKING SYSTEM" AND OTHER
IMPORTANT SYSTEMS.