OSHA Inspection: CASTLE HOUSING OF PENNSYLVANIA LTD.

Issued

Feb 5, 1998

Abate by

Mar 3, 1998

Issued

Feb 5, 1998

Abate by

Mar 3, 1998

Issued

Jan 29, 1998

Abate by

Mar 3, 1998

Penalty

Initial $975 · Current $731 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employmnent 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 being struck by a hoist that does not clearly indicate to
the operator the
direction of the resultant motion:
(a)  Weld Shop; two ton overhead pendant hoist had a pendant that was
cracked
and did not have legible markings to indicate to the operator the
direction of
travel.
ABATEMENT NOTE:  Reference ANSI B30.16-1973, Section 16-2.1.1.2.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is
to replace the pendant control.