OSHA Inspection: PERSICO CONTRACTING & TRUCKING INC.

Issued

Jan 4, 2012

Abate by

Jan 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · 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 being struck by components of the hoist and/or the load
should a manually
operated cable hoist fail because of improper use:
On or about 7/13/11
Location: Interstate 287 Overpass MP 24.61, Rye NY 10580
a) A Hook International Inc. Industrial Cable Hoist, Model H24-20 was used
for a purpose for
which it was not intended or designed and the hoist was used in a manner
where it was restricted
from forming a straight line with the direction of loading creating a side
pull.
Employees were
also not trained in the safe operation of the hoist.
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.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT
METHOD TO CORRECT THE HAZARD IS: To establish and enforce adequate safe
operating
procedures. Procedures such as those stipulated in American Society of
Mechanical Engineers
Standard for Manually Lever Operated Hoists (ASME B30.21-2005), The Hook
International
Inc. Maintenance and Operation Manual and warning labels on the hoist it
self. Procedures
include at a minimum: Training the employees in the proper use of the
hoist. Ensuring the hoist
is used only for the purpose for which it was intended and designed. Using
the hoist only where
the load, hoist unit and anchor point form a straight line.