OSHA Inspection: BRIGGS & STRATTON POWER PRODUCTS GROUP, LLC

Issued

2011-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-12-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $2000.00 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 in that employees
were exposed to the hazard of being struck by the load should the overhead
hoist or below-the-
hook fail:
a)The following below-the-hook lifting devices did not have the rated load
capacity markings on them and no inspections were conducted:
1.Fabrication Dept., on or about 6/1/11:  A spreader beam attached to
the north MHT crane for lifting bar stock had no rated load capacity
markings and had not been inspected.
2.Fabrication Dept., on or about 6/1/11:  A Letellier 5 ton spreader
beam attached to the south MHT crane for lifting bar stock had not
been inspected.
3.Welding Dept., Cutter Deck Cell #1, on or about 6/1/11:  Four below-
the-hook lifting devices used with a Demag 1/4 ton overhead hoist had
no rated load capacity markings and had not been inspected.
4.Welding Dept., Cutter Deck Cell #2, on or about 6/1/11:  Three
below-the-hook lifting devices used with a Demag 1/4 ton overhead
hoist had no rated load capacity markings and had not been inspected.
5.Assembly, Red Line Deck Area, on or about 6/1/11:  A 60 inch
spreader beam type below-the-hook lifting device used with a
Harrington 1/4 ton overhead hoist had no rated load capacity
markings and had not been inspected.
6.Assembly, Blue Line Crate Area, on or about 6/8/11:  A below-the-
hook lifting device used with a 1/4 ton Ingersoll Rand overhead hoist
for lifting crates had no rated load capacity markings and had not
been inspected.
7.Assembly, Green Line Unload Station, on or about 6/8/11:  A below-
the-hook lifting device used with a one ton Saturn overhead hoist had
no rated load capacity markings and had not been inspected.
8.Assembly, Green Line, Test Station 1, on or about 6/8/11:  A below-
the-hook lifting device used for lifting crates had no rated load
capacity markings and had not been inspected.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct
these hazards are to:
1.Mark the rated load capacity on the device in accordance with ASME
B30.20-2010, Section 20-1.2.1.
2.Inspect the lifting device in accordance with ASME B30.20-2010,
Section 20-1.3.
b)Fabrication Dept., on or about 6/1/11: A 5 ton MHT crane (south) did not
have five buttons on the pendant control labeled as to what they
controlled.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is
to:
1.Mark the pendant controls in accordance with ASME B30.16-2007,
Section 16-1.1.2.
Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2011-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

Issued

2011-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-11-21 00:00:00

Issued

2011-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-12-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

Issued

2011-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-12-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

Issued

2011-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-12-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

Issued

2011-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-11-21 00:00:00

Issued

2011-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

Issued

2011-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

Issued

2011-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-12-19 00:00:00

Issued

2011-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

Issued

2011-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $20000.00 · Current $20000.00

Issued

2011-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-12-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $20000.00 · Current $40000.00

Issued

2011-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-12-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $25000.00

Issued

2011-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $15000.00 · Current $4000.00 Reduced