OSHA Inspection: GANDY COMPANY

Issued

Feb 27, 2001

Abate by

Mar 3, 2001

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $280 Reduced

General-duty citation text

MN Stat. 182.653 subd. 2:  The employer did not furnish to each employee,
conditions of
employment and a place of employment free from recognized hazards which
caused or were
likely to cause death or serious injury to employees; specifically:
Home made lifting devices were fabricated for use that were not certified
with an
approval rating from a qualified mechanical engineer and labeled with and
identification tag on each unit that specified the rated capacity and
identity of each
unit as follows:
a. Punch Press Area at steel rack where a six inch I- beam X 16 feet long
was
used with chains that were wrapped around the load block hook, beam,  and
bundles of steel, to lift them from delivery truck to steel rack.  Bundles
of
steel weighed up to 4,000 pounds.
b.Shipping Warehouse B where a four inch channel X 39 inches long with I-
bolts and chain slings that were not alloy steel without a rating tag,
were used
to lift hydraulic press parts that weighed approximately 300 pounds.

Issued

Feb 27, 2001

Abate by

Mar 3, 2001

Penalty

Initial $200 · Current $140 Reduced