OSHA Inspection: ARIZONA CHEMICAL CO.

Issued

Jul 10, 2006

Abate by

Jul 13, 2006

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

P.L. 91-596 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 the hazard of falling down an elevator shaft or
being struck by a
falling material platform:
A) Resin Plant - Employees were unloading material from an elevated
platform positioned in an
elevator shaft that was not properly seated in the "saddle" or "bowl" of
the hook of a two ton
Yale hoist.
A feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to
ensure that employees
are re-trained to properly inspect the overhead hoist, including the hook,
to ensure that the load
is properly seated in the "saddle" of the hook in accordance with ASME
B30.16-1998 section
16-3.1.2.