OSHA Inspection: PYRAMID STONE MFG CO

Issued

Feb 24, 2004

Abate by

Mar 29, 2004

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $900

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not provide a place of
employment that was free from recognized hazards that were likely to cause
death or serious physical harm to
employees in that employees were exposed to being struck by falling stone
due to potential failure of a stone
lifting device which was attached to a boom lifted by a forklift.
A clamp was used to lift the stone approximately 1350 lbs. The clamp was
not tested nor rated for the use it
was intended.
Among feasible methods to abate this condition is to:
Comply with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Safety
Standard for Below thge Hook Lifting
Devices, ANSI B30.20-1993, Section 1.2.-  Marking and Construction and
Section 1.4 -Testing.
CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM

Issued

Feb 24, 2004

Abate by

Mar 29, 2004

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $900

Issued

Feb 24, 2004

Abate by

Mar 29, 2004

Issued

Feb 24, 2004

Abate by

Mar 29, 2004

Issued

Feb 24, 2004

Abate by

Mar 5, 2004