Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: STRUCK BY

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 condition(s) listed below: 1) Banbury Pit area; On 03/19/01 employees were using a 4 ft. metal pipe commonly known as a "cheater bar" to provide additional leverage on a 2 ton U.S capacity Harrington Hoist Inc come-along to attempt to extract a 593 lb load of rubber from beneath Banbury 271. This exposed employees to the recognized hazard of being struck by equipment should the cheater bar overload the come-along and slings. A feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard would be: Discontinue the use of the "cheater bar" on a come-along and insure all system components used in removing rubber from beneath a Banbury are rated well above the rated capacity of the come-along (ex: slings). 2) Banbury Pit Area; On 03/19/01 employees untrained in the use of a manually lever operated chain hoist were using a 2 ton U.S capacity Harrington Hoist Inc come-along with a "cheater bar" and anchored to a rough edged eyelit on a motor housing with a 1" x 45" nylon web sling to pull a 593 lb of rubber from beneath Banbury 272 exposing employees to the hazards of being struck by equipment should the cheater bar overload the come-along and slings. A feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard would be: Train employees to be familiar with the operating controls of the hoist, the warnings of the hoist, the hoisting practices listed in Section 21-1.7.2 of ASME B30.21-1994 as Addenda to ASME B30.21c-1998, and the operator's manual provided by the hoist manufacturer. 3) Banbury Pit area; On 03/9/01 employees used a Lift Hunter 1" x 45" nylon web sling run through a 2 1/2" rough edged eyelit on the motor housing of Banbury 271 to anchor a 2 ton U.S capacity Harrington Hoist Inc come-along. Subsequently, the Lift Hunter nylon sling failed under the pulling pressure causing the Harrington Hoist come-along to fly back and strike an employee in the chest. A feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard would be: To not run nylon slings over rough edged surfaces or pad the rough edged surface. ***Certification and Documentation of Abatement Required***on