OSHA Inspection: CAPITOL ERECTORS, INC.

Issued

Oct 6, 1993

Abate by

Oct 12, 1993

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $750

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
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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 being hit by crane suspended loads:
JOBSITE:  WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LIFT TWO BEAMS BY CHRISTMAS TREEING,
THE RIGGING CAME LOOSE AND THE LOAD DROPPED.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT
METHOD IS:  WHEN RAISING MORE THAN ONE BEAM AT THE SAME TIME,
SECURE THEM TOGETHER AND RAISE THEM AS ONE LOAD.  IF THIS IS NOT
FEASIBLE, USE A SAFER RIGGING METHOD THAN WAS BEING USED.  USE A
SAFETY CLIP ON THE HOOK.  USE CHOKER SLINGS FOR THE TWO BEAMS THAT
ARE SUSPENDED SEPARATELY FROM THE HOOK.
THE COMPANY WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN
OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 18231555, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 1,
ISSUED ON 9/12/90 AND WITH A FINAL ORDER DATE OF 3/6/91.