OSHA Inspection: C.W. DRIVER, INC.

Issued

2016-02-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $7000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.552(c)(8): Personnel hoist doors or gates were not provided with electrical contacts which do not allow movement of the hoist when door or gate was open:  Employees were exposed to fall hazards, shearing or crushing injuries, and trip hazards when operating or riding in the Alimak personnel hoist where the electrical contacts safety device did not prevent the hoist car from moving when the door was in the open position:  a) On September 1, 2015, a hoist operator was fatally injured when he fell to the ground 38 feet below the C1 landing when the hoist car moved up from the C1 landing to the C3 landing with the door in the open position.    b) On or about August 25, 2015, workers were entering and exiting the left hoist car at the C1 landing, as two workers were pushing a rubbish cart out of the hoist, the car began to ascend with the orange hoist car door in the up position; the hoist car went up approximately two feet before the operator stopped it.    c) Two to three weeks prior to the fatal incident, approximately 15 workers were entering and exiting the left hoist car at the C1 landing when the car started to move up with the car door in the up position, the car moved up about 2-3 feet before the operator stopped it.

Issued

2016-02-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $7000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.552(c)(15):  Personnel hoists were not inspected and tested of all functions and safety devices at not more than 3-month intervals; and a certification record was not maintained or available for review that included the date(s) of the inspection and test, the signature of the person who performed the inspection and test, and the serial number or other identifier of the hoist that was inspected:    On or about September 1, 2015, the employer did not inspect and test all functions and safety devices of the Alimak FC 7100-12D hoist at the site at not more than 3-month intervals; and did not maintain a certification record documenting the test of all safety functions and safety devices on the hoist since initial certification on March 28, 2015 by the competent Morrow Crane technician.