OSHA Inspection: METALCRAFT OF MAYVILLE SE, INC.

Issued

Apr 5, 2005

Abate by

May 20, 2005

Penalty

Initial $2,450 · Current $1,600 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 to 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)being struck by or crushed by an unsecured load - Employees were not
trained to match weight
load capacity with the actual weight to be lifted by the below the hook
500 lb. magnet lifting
device to avoid the unsafe condition of lifting metal tubing weighing
between 500 and 1,000
pounds on January 4, 2005, resulting in the load being dropped and
striking an employees leg.
Reference:  ANSI B30.20-1985; paragraph 20-1.6.2 Qualifications.  (a) The
operator shall be
instructed in the use of the device by a designated person.  Instructions
should include, but not
be limited to the following:
(1) application of the lifter to the load and adjustments of the lifts, if
any, that adapt it to
various sizes or kinds of loads:
(2) instructions in ay special operations or precautions:
(3) condition of the load itself required for operation of the lifter such
as balance, or degree of
order of stacked loads, or surface cleanliness, bending, load thickness,
etc.:
(4) procedure for storage of lifter to protect it from damage:
(5) that the rated load of the lifting device not be exceeded nor the
capacity of the hoisting
equipment be exceeded by the combined weight of the load, the lifting
device, and rigging.
NOTE:Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct
this hazard was to
train the designated employees who operate the cranes and below the hook
lifting
devices to match the weight of the load to be lifted and not to exceed the
rate load
capacity of the equipment.

Issued

Apr 5, 2005

Abate by

May 20, 2005

Penalty

Initial $2,450 · Current $1,600 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 to 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)being struck by or crushed by an unsecured load - Below the hook 500 lb.
magnet lifting device
was loaded beyond it's capacity and weight load capacity was not matched
with the actual
weight to be lifted to avoid the unsafe condition of lifting the metal
tubing weighing between
500 and 1,000 pounds on January 4, 2005, resulting in the load being
dropped and striking an
employees leg.
Reference:  ANSI B30.20-1985; paragraph 20-1.6.4 Lifting Device Operating
Practices (b)
The lifting device shall not be loaded in excess of its rated load or
handle any load for which it
is not designed.
NOTE:Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct
this
hazard was to have the weight of the item being lifted not exceed to rate
load
capacity of the below the hook lifting device.  (The magnet capacity was
500lbs
and the metal tubing being lifted weighed between 500 and 1000 lbs.)

Issued

Apr 5, 2005

Abate by

May 20, 2005

Penalty

Initial $2,450 · Current $1,600 Reduced

Issued

Apr 5, 2005

Abate by

Jul 1, 2005

Issued

Apr 5, 2005

Abate by

Apr 13, 2005

Issued

Apr 5, 2005

Abate by

Jun 20, 2005

Penalty

Initial $2,450 · Current $1,600 Reduced

Issued

Apr 5, 2005

Abate by

Jun 20, 2005

Issued

Apr 5, 2005

Abate by

Jun 20, 2005

Penalty

Initial $2,450 · Current $1,600 Reduced

Issued

Apr 5, 2005

Abate by

May 20, 2005

Issued

Apr 5, 2005

Abate by

May 20, 2005

Issued

Apr 5, 2005

Abate by

May 20, 2005