OSHA Inspection: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION DBA RELIANCE ELECTRIC INDUSTRI

Issued

Feb 22, 2006

Abate by

Mar 20, 2006

Penalty

Initial $600

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 which
were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause
death or serious physical harm to
employees:
a)Manufacturing area -- a 100 pound Jib crane, serial number A61458, was
overloaded with a
250 pound "CM" hoist.
Reference:ANSI B30.11-1998, Chapter 11-1, Section 11-1.1, Paragraph
11-1.1.2
Note:Among other methods of abatement of this hazard is to use only a 100
pound hoist with the jib
crane.

Issued

Feb 22, 2006

Abate by

Mar 6, 2006

Penalty

Initial $600

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 which
were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause
death or serious physical harm to
employees:
a)Facility wide -- under-the-hook lifting devices were not rated for the
max loads that could be
supported by the cranes in that the devices were constantly left attached
to the hoists.  Most
devices were rated at 75 pounds and the hoists were rated at 500 pounds to
2000 pounds.
Reference: ANSI B30.20-1985, Chapter 20-1, Section 20-1.2, Paragraph
20-1.2.2
Note:Among other methods of abatement of this hazard is to use each device
for the intended
purpose, not overloading either the device or the hoist, and then remove
each device from the
hoist until it is needed again.