OSHA Inspection: YONKERS CONTRACTING COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Jan 14, 2009

Abate by

Jan 20, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,250 · Current $1,250

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 the hazard of being struck by a structure used to support
lever chain hoists:
Location: 1 Ridge Hill Yonkers, NY 10710
On or about 9/24/08,
a) An employee was struck by a structure used to support two lever chain
hoists when the
structure slipped off wedges that were used to aid in supporting it in
place. The employee was
between the load and the supporting structure at the time of the accident.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct
this hazard is for
the employer is to 1): follow the manufacturer's Parts, Operation and
Maintenance Manual for
Lever Chain Hoist Model SLB300. The manual states "Supporting structures
and
load-attaching
devices used in conjunction with this hoist must provide adequate support
to handle all hoist
operations, plus the weight of hoist and attached equipment. This is the
customer's
responsibility. If in doubt, consult a registered structural engineer."
and 2): follow ASME
B30.21-2005  Manually Lever Operated Hoists which states "The operator
shall not apply a load
to the hoist until the operator and all other personnel are clear of the
load."
NOTE: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the
inspection case
file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of
abatement for this
violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19.