OSHA Inspection: THE FROG, SWITCH & MANUFACTURING COMPANY

Issued

May 2, 2006

Abate by

Jun 4, 2006

Penalty

Initial $1,400

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 dropped or falling loads:
(a)Foundry Building, V1 Molding - Employees used a bail, a below-the-hook
mechanical lifting
device, to move cope and drag flasks.  The bail did not have permanently
affixed, durable
identification stating the manufacturer, manufacturer's address, the
serial number, and lifting
device weight.  Although the bail had a hand written capacity marked on
it, without the other
information, there was no way to verify this hand written lifting
capacity.  Additionally, the
bail did not receive all required inspections, on or about January 19,
2006.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct these hazards
includes, as specified in the American National Standards Institute safety
standard
Below-the-Hook
Lifting Devices (ASME B30.20-2003), using a nameplate or other permanent
marking, display the
following information on the 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 every-lift,
frequent, and periodic inspections of the below-the-hook lifting device,
and keep documentation
records of the periodic inspection or make an external code mark on the
lifting device to indicate that
the periodic inspection occurred.
VERIFICATION REQUIREDTION

Issued

May 2, 2006

Abate by

Jun 4, 2006

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,000 Reduced

Issued

May 2, 2006

Abate by

Jun 4, 2006

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,000 Reduced

Issued

May 2, 2006

Abate by

Jun 4, 2006