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

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): 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 crushed-by and struck-by hazards while lifting steel I-beams with an Harnischfeger - P&H overhead crane (serial number CH-31938-PP + 16303913A) equipped with below the hook beam tongs: a) Sub Arc Line, 404 Sarah Furnace Road, Imler, PA 16655: On or about July 29, 2019, beam tongs (built in house) designed and certified for vertical lifts only were used to side lift an I-beam weighing approximately 6803 pounds. The I-beam was lifted off of the sub arc line table from a horizontal position (90 degrees from vertical) to a vertical position through the use of the beam tongs. The crane operator and employees working near the Sub Arc line were exposed to struck-by and crushed-by hazards while the beam tongs were being used lift I-Beams from horizontal to vertical positions. b) Sub Arc Line, 404 Sarah Furnace Road, Imler, PA 16655: Observed on or about July 29, 2019, beam tongs (built in house) used to lift an I-beam weighing approximately 6803 pounds were not equipped with a tag showing the rated load.