ALJ Decision in STIS, Inc., dba Southeast Texas Industrial Services, OSHRC Docket No. 24-0702, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.

STIS is a company that was hired as a subcontractor by EVRAZ North America ("EVRAZ") to perform construction work at a steel mill located at 2100 South Freeway, in Pueblo, Colorado ("Worksite"). (J. Stip. 7, 12; Ex. C-2; Tr. 198). The Worksite included a laydown yard ("Laydown Yard"), which was essentially a staging area where construction equipment and materials were stored until they were needed at the active construction site. (Tr. 207, 372). STIS had at least two cranes at the Worksite: a smaller 18-ton Manitowoc Grove YB5518 carry deck crane ("smaller crane" or "18-ton crane") and a larger 80-ton crane.1 (Tr. 35-36, 94).

The maximum rated capacity for the smaller crane with extended outriggers was 36,000 pounds. (Ex. C-12 at 14). The maximum rated capacity for the smaller crane without its outriggers extended was 16,000 pounds if the crane was picking up a load from the front of the crane with the boom remaining between the front two wheels/tires (i.e. "between the rubbers"), and 10,900 pounds if picking up a load from the side of the crane. (Ex. C-12 at 14). This maximum rated capacity was based on the crane's particular configuration, such as the angle of the boom, whether the boom was extendable, the boom length, and the radius. (Tr. 140).