OSHA Inspection: OPTIMIZED PROCESS DESIGN INC.

Issued

Aug 7, 2012

Abate by

Aug 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,250 · Current $2,550 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 a struck-by hazard:
Employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard from falling "I" Beams during
the
construction of a natural gas gathering facility.
a.Link Belt crawler crane and hydraulic mobile cranes were lifting "I"
beams with a single Elephant Eye Beam Clamp.  The top flange of the "I"
Beam was held by the top opening of the jaws in the Clamp to lift the "I"
beam.
b.Employees were not provided a spreader bar with two Elephant Eye Beam
Clamps to pick up long pieces of material.
c.Employee did not receive any training prior to rigging this "I" beam.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct
this hazard is:
1.Implement a policy that requires a spreader bar be used with two Elephant
Eye Beam Clamps (one at each end) when picking up a long "I" Beam.
2.Implement a policy that requires that all riggers be trained in the
correct
procedures to follow when rigging a load to be lifted into place by a
crane.