OSHA Inspection: ALPHA AND OMEGA CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

May 7, 2001

Abate by

May 17, 2001

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,000 Reduced

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 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:wind overload
of a crane and
uncontrolable swinging loads.
On or about 02/21/01 employees were exposed to the possible hazards of
swinging loads and
crane collapse  due to the employer not having installed a wind velocity
gauge in view of the
operator to enable him to tell when excessive wind condition existed.
Among other methods ,one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is
found in A.N.S.I B30-1975.3-1.2.16 which requires a wind indicating device
on the crane which
will give a visible or audible alarm to the operator at a predetermined
wind velocity
PLEASE NOTE:  CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT IS
REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.