OSHA Inspection: SUPREME MID-ATLANTIC CORPORATION

Issued

Jun 20, 2005

Abate by

Oct 31, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $975 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 hazards of overloading and/or
dropping, slipping, or swinging loads:
a)Plant 3, Flooring, Welding Area - Employees used a homemade steel frame
below-the-hook
lifting device to move floor frames of truck bodies.  This below-the-hook
lifting device did not
have permanently affixed, durable identification stating the rated
capacity, the manufacturer,
serial number, lifting device weight, etc. and did not receive all
required inspections, on or
about April 28, 2005.
(b)Plant 3, Sub Assembly - Employees used a homemade below-the-hook
lifting device,
consisting of a chain with steel tubes with clips welded to each end, to
move aluminum ramps.
This below-the-hook lifting device did not have permanently affixed,
durable
identification
stating the rated capacity, the manufacturer, serial number, lifting
device weight, etc. and did
not receive all required inspections, on or about April 28, 2005.
(c)Plant 3, Spartan, Sub Frame - Employees used a homemade below-the-hook
lifting device,
consisting of a steel tube with chains welded to each end and a clamp at
the bottom of each
chain, to move sub frames of truck bodies.  This below-the-hook lifting
device did not have
permanently affixed, durable identification stating the rated capacity,
the manufacturer, serial
number, lifting device weight, etc. and did not receive all required
inspections, on or about
April 28, 2005.
(d)Plant 3, Flooring - Employees used an underhung crane system with two
bridges.  One bridge,
over the welding area and used to move floor frames of truck bodies, had
one 2-ton CM
Lodestar hoist.  The other bridge, over the gang drill area and used to
move assembled floor
frames of truck bodies, had two 1-ton CM hoists.  This underhung crane
system did not have
the rated load marked on it, and the employer had not done a rated load
test on the equipment
and did not do frequent and periodic inspections of the equipment, on or
about April 28, 2005.
(e)Plant 1, Refer, Flooring - Employees used an underhung crane system to
move floors of truck
bodies.  The bridge of this crane had a 1/2-ton Harrington hoist and a
1-ton Harrington hoist.
This underhung crane system did not have the rated load marked on it, and
the employer did
not do frequent and periodic inspections of the equipment, on or about
April 29, 2005.
(f)Plant 3, Flooring, Welding Area - The pendant controller for operating
the bridge with the 2-
ton CM Lodestar hoist on the underhung crane system had paint covering the
directional
buttons, on or about April 28, 2005.
(g)Plant 3, Spartan, Flooring - The pendant controller for the 1-ton CM
Lodestar
hoist in the
undercoating area had paint covering the directional buttons, on or about
April 28, 2005.
(h)Plant 3, Flooring, Welding Area - An employee moved a floor frame from
the A-frame stands
to the next work station.  After the employee got the load suspended from
the 2-ton CM
Lodestar hoist, the employee walked and stood under the load, on or about
April 28, 2005.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct these hazards includes:
As specified in Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices, ANSI/ASME B30.20-1999,
using a nameplate or
other permanent marking, display the following information on each
below-the-hook lifting device:
Manufacturer's name and address, serial number, lifting device weight (if
over 100 pounds or 45 kg),
and rated load.  Conduct frequent and periodic inspections of each
below-the-hook lifting device, and
make an external code mark on each of these lifting devices to indicate
that
the periodic inspection
occurred.As specified in Monorails and Underhung Cranes, ASME/ANSI
B30.11-1988, mark the rated load of
each crane on the crane.  Have a rated load test and inspection performed
on all new, extensively
repaired, and altered underhung crane systems prior to initial use, by an
appointed or authorized
person, with a written report confirming the load rating of the system.
Develop a frequent and
periodic inspection program and a preventative maintenance program which
incorporates all
recommendations outlined in the manufacturer's manuals with written,
signed and dated reports, and
which follows ASME/ANSI B30.11 to ensure safe and proper functioning
underhung crane systems.
As specified in Overhead Hoists, ANSI B30.16-1973, ensure that each
control element clearly
indicates the direction of resultant motion, and ensure that operators
avoid carrying loads over people.
VERIFICATION REQUIREDTION

Issued

Jun 20, 2005

Abate by

Jul 23, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $975 Reduced

Issued

Jun 20, 2005

Abate by

Oct 31, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,875 · Current $1,220 Reduced

Issued

Jun 20, 2005

Abate by

Oct 31, 2005

Issued

Jun 20, 2005

Abate by

Oct 31, 2005

Issued

Jun 20, 2005

Abate by

Oct 31, 2005

Issued

Jun 20, 2005

Abate by

Oct 31, 2005

Issued

Jun 20, 2005

Abate by

Jul 23, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,875 · Current $1,220 Reduced

Issued

Jun 20, 2005

Abate by

Apr 28, 2005

Penalty

Initial $955 · Current $620 Reduced

Issued

Jun 20, 2005

Abate by

Sep 30, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,875 · Current $1,220 Reduced

Issued

Jun 20, 2005

Abate by

Nov 15, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,875 · Current $1,220 Reduced

Issued

Jun 20, 2005

Abate by

Jun 23, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $975 Reduced

Issued

Jun 20, 2005

Abate by

Sep 30, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,875 · Current $1,220 Reduced

Issued

Jun 20, 2005

Abate by

Jun 23, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $975 Reduced

Issued

Jun 20, 2005

Abate by

Jun 23, 2005

Issued

Jun 20, 2005

Abate by

Aug 23, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $975 Reduced

Issued

Jun 20, 2005

Abate by

Apr 28, 2005

Penalty

Initial $955 · Current $620 Reduced

Issued

Jun 20, 2005

Abate by

Apr 29, 2005

Penalty

Initial $955 · Current $620 Reduced

Issued

Jun 20, 2005

Abate by

Jun 23, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $975 Reduced

Issued

Jun 20, 2005

Abate by

Jun 23, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $975 Reduced