OSHA Inspection: CONSTRUCTION SPECIALTIES, INC.

Issued

Feb 10, 2012

Abate by

Feb 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,940 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 hazards of being struck by/crushed by falling bundles
of steel trusses.
At the construction site at Kent School in Kent, CT on or about the 21st
of September, a bundle
of steel trusses were hoisted using a web sling and a rough terrain
forklift truck placing the sling
in contact with the sharp edges of the steel trusses.  No padding was used
to prevent damage to
the sling from the sharp edges.  The sling failed, allowing the bundle of
steel trusses to fall onto
an employee.  Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to
correct this hazard
is to comply with the American National Mechanical Engineer B30.9 - 2006,
Slings, of the
Safety Standard for Cableways, Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Hooks, Jacks, and
Slings. 1) Follow
Section 9-5.10.4 "Rigging Practices" (d) which states that slings in
contact with edges, corners,
protusions, or abrasive surfaces shall be protected with a material of
sufficient strength,
thickness, and construction to prevent damage.  2) Comply with the sling
manufacturer's
Warning Label on sling which states: "Web slings shall always be protected
from being cut by
sharp corners, sharp edges, protrusions or abrasive surfaces".  3)
Instruct
employees on the
dangers of rigging and loading a sling in contact with sharp edges without
protection to prevent
damage.

Issued

Feb 10, 2012

Abate by

Feb 15, 2012

Penalty

Current $2,940

Issued

Feb 10, 2012

Abate by

Feb 16, 2012