OSHA Inspection: INGERSOLL MACHINE TOOLS INC

Issued

Nov 10, 2008

Abate by

Nov 28, 2008

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 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
exposed to struck-by
hazards while using a permanent magnet for hoisting and positioning heavy
circular steel parts
for which it was not designed.
Rockford, IL. Jobsite:
Employee was operating an overhead crane in conjunction with a permanent
magnet to hoist and
for positioning a 1200 lb. ring gear into a crawler crane frame. The
employee, while positioning
the ring gear, was exposed to struck-by hazard when the permanent magnet
failed. The
permanent magnet was overloaded and the diameter of the ring gear was
larger than what the
magnet was designed to hoist.
Among other methods, and acceptable abatement method to correct this
hazard
is to follow
American National Standards Institute, ASME B30.20-2006 Safety Standards
for Below-the-
Hook-Lifting Devices.
No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.