OSHA Inspection: SCALISE INDUSTRIES

Issued

Oct 22, 2008

Abate by

Oct 27, 2008

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

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 hazards of a rigging failure; being struck by falling
equipment/rigging;
being struck by the winch cable due to an unexpected release as a result
of improper installation
of a winch used for lifting applications and inadequate winch equipment
inspections:
(a)Jobsite, 450 Technology Drive, Pittsburgh, PA:  On or about 8/11/08 a
Dayton electric
winch, Model 3VJ72, Serial #21004019, (build date 6/12/02) was installed
on the roof of the
building and was being used to "hoist" materials from the first floor up
to the roof through
openings in the five floors.  The winch was bolted to a pair of angle
irons and clamped to an
aluminum box beam.  The winch cable exited the top of the winch between
the two aluminum
hex tie bars, one of which was heavily abraded. The wire rope cable then
traveled to a pulley
block, which was not the original manufacturer's, and was rigged on a
mobile scaffold and
secured only with vise-grip locking clamps.  In addition, the wire rope
was twisted through the
pulley block.  The winch was designed for hauling and pulling operations
and not to be used as
a hoist.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is
to use, install and maintain lifting equipment, hoists, that are designed
for vertical lifting and
meet the requirements of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
(ASME) B30.16,
"Overhead Hoists" or the Hoist Manufacturer's Institute requirements.

Issued

Oct 22, 2008

Abate by

Oct 27, 2008

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

Issued

Oct 22, 2008

Abate by

Oct 27, 2008

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $5,000 Reduced

Issued

Oct 22, 2008

Abate by

Oct 27, 2008

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

Issued

Oct 22, 2008

Abate by

Oct 27, 2008

Penalty

Initial $7,000

Issued

Oct 22, 2008

Abate by

Oct 27, 2008

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

Issued

Oct 22, 2008

Abate by

Oct 27, 2008

Penalty

Initial $7,000