OSHA Inspection: WESTCHESTER MODULAR HOMES CONSTRUCTION CORP.

Issued

2003-03-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2003-05-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $3000.00 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 suspended loads such as but not limited to
over-the-road transport
trailers being lifted by 4 inch wide X 16 foot long nylon slings without
wear pads or protection
at sharp edges or where the slings make 90 degree turns which create point
loading:
On or About November 26, 2002, two 4 inch wide X 16 foot long nylon slings
used to hoist two
over-the-road trailers weighing a combined weight of 12,450 pounds
attached to a four legged
wire rope bridle sling connected to the main hook of a Deutsche Grove
5100, 100 ton rough
terrain crane were not provided with wear pads or protection at the sharp
90 degree turns at the
outside rails of the trailers.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct
this hazard would
be to install wear pads or protection on the slings at the 90 degree sharp
edges of the metal
trailers while hoisting the trailers with nylon slings.

Issued

2003-03-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2003-06-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1750.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

Issued

2003-03-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2003-05-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1750.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

Issued

2003-03-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2003-04-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $4000.00 Reduced