OSHA Inspection: STAFF ELECTRIC CO., INC.

Issued

Mar 19, 2001

Abate by

Apr 16, 2001

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $3,000 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 a crushing hazard during the moving of a 4600# transformer
without adequate control
of the movement of the unit.
(a)On or about February 6, 2001, at the construction site at Lapham Hall on
the campus of the university of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, as employees
moved a 4600# transformer using four 2 7/8" diameter conduit pipes as
rollers, they lost control of the transformer movement and the transformer
tipped over. Employees were exposed to being crushed by the transformer
unit.
Among other methods, feasible and useful methods of correcting this
hazard is: the use of heavy duty rais-n-rol machinery, roller skids and
kits, leveling ground with steel plates, high performance hand pallet
trucks
lifting with forks and skidding at the base per the manufacturers' handling
instructions, and ratchet cable pullers to eliminate the employees exposure
to the tipping hazard while the transformer is being moved.
Certification, and documentation/evidence of abatement is required.
Certification of abatement is required by 29 CFR Part 1903 and is to be
submitted within ten (10)
calendar days after the abatement date.ment

Issued

Mar 19, 2001

Abate by

Apr 16, 2001

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $3,000 Reduced

Issued

Mar 19, 2001

Abate by

Apr 16, 2001

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $1,000 Reduced