OSHA Inspection: EMPIRE INDUSTRIES, INC.

Issued

Oct 27, 1998

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Nov 14, 1998

Penalty

Initial $975 · Current $975

General-duty citation text

North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of North
Carolina:  The employer did not furnish to each of his employees
conditions of employment and
a place of employment free from recognized hazards that were causing or
likely to cause death
or serious physical harm to employees, in that employees were exposed to
falling loads:
When required, a latch was not provided to bridge the throat opening of
the
hook and retain,
under slack conditions, such items as, but not limited to, slings and
chains. (Reference ASME
B30.16d-1.2.9-1997):
a)tool room - two Coffing 1-Ton electric overhead (underhung) chain hoists
with
missing latch on hooks.
b)injection molding - CM 1-Ton electric overhead (underhung) chain hoist
missing
safety hook latch on hook.
c)tool room - Coffing 3-Ton electric overhead (underhung) chain hoist with
sprung/bent latch.
A feasible method of abatement is to ensure latches on hooks are properly
installed and
maintained.

Issued

Oct 27, 1998

Abate by

Nov 14, 1998

General-duty citation text

North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of North
Carolina:  The employer did not furnish to each of his employees
conditions of employment and
a place of employment free from recognized hazards that were causing or
likely to cause death
or serious physical harm to employees, in that employees were exposed to
falling loads:
Frequent inspections as defined in ASME B30.16-2.1.1(b)(1) and periodic
inspections as defined
in ASME B30.16-2.1.1(b)(2) were not performed in accordance with Tables 1
and 2 (Reference
ASME B30.16-2.1.2 and 16-2.1.3):
a)tool room - two Coffing 1-Ton electric overhead (underhung) chain hoists
with
missing latch on hooks and one Coffing 3-Ton  electric overhead (underhung)
chain hoist were not inspected.
b)injection molding - CM 1-Ton electric overhead (underhung) chain hoist
missing
safety hook latch on hook was not inspected.
c)tool room - Coffing 3-Ton electric overhead (underhung) chain hoist with
sprung/bent latch was not inspected.
A feasible method of abatement is to appoint a person to inspect and
record external
conditions of hooks throughout the facility in accordance with Tables 1
and 2 of ASME
B30.16-1997 Section 16-2.2.

Issued

Oct 27, 1998

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Nov 14, 1998

Penalty

Initial $1,138 · Current $1,138

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Initial $488 · Current $488

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Initial $1,625 · Current $1,625

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Initial $488 · Current $488

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