OSHA Inspection: MACHINE & WELDING SUPPLY COMPANY

Issued

Dec 14, 2004

Abate by

Feb 2, 2005

Penalty

Initial $438 · Current $290 Reduced

General-duty citation text

North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of North Carolina:  The
employer did not furnish each of his employees conditions of employment
and a place of employment 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)facility -  where employees were allowed to use a Dayton 1 ton hoist to
lift miscellaneous
types of welding equipment weighing approximately 300 pounds and the hook
on the hoist was
missing a latch hook, the hoist had not been inspected in the past 12
months, the upper limit
switch had not been tested.
Ref:  ASME B30.16-1981, Section 16-2.1(b)(2); Table 2
One feasible and acceptable means of abatement, among others, to correct
this hazard would
be to conduct inspections of the hoist, chain, hook, as specified in ASME
B30.16-1981.

Issued

Dec 14, 2004

Abate by

Feb 2, 2005

Issued

Dec 14, 2004

Abate by

Jan 11, 2005

Issued

Dec 14, 2004

Abate by

Dec 17, 2004