OSHA Inspection: STEEL BUILDING ERECTORS INC.

Issued

Dec 30, 1986

Abate by

Jan 15, 1987

Penalty

Initial $480 · Current $240 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
death and/or crushing injuries from falling loads as a screw pin shackle
was used without a key to prevent pin back out at the connection between
the pill and becket on the whip line:
a) Anderson Box - Screw pin shackle between the pill and becket on the
35 ton Grove hydraulic truck crane, serial number 32784, was not
protected against shackle pin back out, on or about July 3, 1986.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is by using a shackle with a key thru the screw pin.

Issued

Dec 30, 1986

Abate by

Jan 5, 1987

Penalty

Initial $480 · Current $240 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 21 foot fall hazard while working from an unsecured and unguarded work
platform being elevated by a forklift:
a) Anderson Box - Employee working off an elevated platform that was not
firmly secured to the forks of the powered industrial truck.

Issued

Dec 30, 1986

Abate by

Jan 5, 1987

Issued

Dec 30, 1986

Abate by

Jan 5, 1987

Penalty

Initial $560 · Current $300 Reduced

Issued

Dec 30, 1986

Abate by

Jan 5, 1987

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $200 Reduced

Issued

Dec 30, 1986

Abate by

Jan 15, 1987

Penalty

Initial $560 · Current $300 Reduced

Issued

Dec 30, 1986

Abate by

Jan 15, 1987