OSHA Inspection: BREDERO PRICE COMPANY

Issued

Jun 12, 2001

Abate by

Jun 18, 2001

Penalty

Initial $7,000

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish to each of his employees a place of employment which was 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 following condition(s):
a)  The employer did not provide suitable information and training for
employees
lowering the gantry assembly on a Manitowoc 3900W crawler crane and
thereby did
expose them to the hazard of being struck by falling equipment.
Note : Among other methods, some feasible and acceptable methods to
correct this
problem are :
1)  Train the crane operators to never attempt to lower the gantry
assembly with
employees on the roof of the crane.
2)  Train the crane operators to never attempt to lower the gantry
assembly
without using
the gantry lifting device.
3) Train the crane operators to never attempt to lower the gantry assembly
without having
pinned the equalizer to the boom but.
4) Insure that all crane operators have read the current operators manual
for the specific
machine they are using and that they understand all the manufactures
instructions and
safety warnings.
5) Train all employees to never work under any suspended loads or unstable
equipment.
b)  The employer did not provide and maintain the equipment needed by
employees to
safely lower the gantry assembly on a Manitowoc #3900W crawler crane and
thereby did
expose them to the hazard of being struck by falling equipment.
Note: Among other methods, some feasible and acceptable methods to correct
this
problem are :
1) Provide a current copy of the Operators Manual for a Model 3900W
crawler crane chained to the wall of the machines cab as specified by the
manufacturer.
2) Provide the orginal manufactures equipment needed to secure the
equalizer to the boom but.
3) Provide the maintenance needed to insure that the gantry lifting device
is working properly and that the equipments hydrolic system is in good
repair and not leaking.
Reference :
Manitowoc Operators Manual Folio 390-1 Rev 11/13/79.
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers ANSI B30.5-1968.
Mobile Power Crane and Excavator Standards PCSA Standard # 1.

Issued

Jun 12, 2001

Abate by

Jun 27, 2001