OSHA Inspection: STALKER BROS., INC.

Issued

Jan 29, 1997

Abate by

Feb 3, 1997

Penalty

Initial $2,100

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 struck by hazards created when the employer
exceeded the
manufacturers's recommended capacity of a lifting device:
Staging Area - A make shift hoisting device located on the roof of a
building was used to
lower containers of construction debris from the building's upper floors.
The employer did
not take reasonable measures to adequately calculate the weights of the
loads imposed on the
hoisting device prior to or during the operation.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable mean of abatement would
be to determine
the actual capacity of the lifting device and the weight of the loads
lowered from the
building.  An additional means would be to use a trash chute or some other
safe
means to
remove the refuse.

Issued

Jan 29, 1997

Abate by

Feb 19, 1997

Issued

Jan 29, 1997

Abate by

Feb 21, 1997

Issued

Jan 29, 1997

Abate by

Feb 3, 1997

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $2,100

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 struck by hazards created when the employer
improperly
modified a lifting device:
Staging Area - A make shift hoisting device located on the roof of a
building was used to
lower containers of construction debris from the building's upper floors.
The employer made
structural modifications to the hoist arm which seriously compromised its
lifting capacity and
contributed to the entire hoisting device falling off the building's roof.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable mean of abatement would
be for the
employer, before making modifications to a lifting device, to contact the
manufacturer
of the
lifting device, a professional engineer, or a qualified person competent
in the appropriate
field to determine if the altered equipment could be safely used.