OSHA Inspection: ANSONIA COPPER & BRASS, INC.

Issued

1999-07-07 00:00:00

Abate by

1999-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4500.00 · Current $1500.00 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 the explosion of molten metal from furnaces that were not
adequately protected
against such explosions.
CASTING DEPARTMENT: Worker's were exposed to injury while operating a
permanent mold
casting furnaces in which the company had not adequately perform a hazard
analysis of the
casting process that fully identified, evaluated or controlled known
hazards.
On or about 2/23/99, a worker was injured on company furnace number 4,
when molten metal
came into contact with water, causing an explosion on the furnace he was
casting.
Amongst others, some feasible means of abatement for protecting the worker
would
include
Increasing the Caster's Distance from the furnace or providing Protective
Barriers such as
screens when distance is not feasible.

Issued

1999-07-07 00:00:00

Abate by

1999-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2625.00 · Current $1125.00 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 hoists with
deficiencies were inadequately repaired and/or were continued to be used.
These include but are
not limited to the following:
Casting and Metal Storage Departments
P&H 4000 lb hoist, Company # 362
a)The hoisting limit switch was inadequate in that the limit switch did
not function properly
and required additional weight in order to keep the switch in the on
position.
b)Buttons on the pendant control were not marked so as to identify it's
function.
Hoist (No Name), Company #365
c)The hoist had been tagged out of service since 3/3/99, but had not been
locked out.
Rod Mill Department
P&H Hoist, Company #201
d)The pendant control box was not labeled to identify the function of the
buttons.
e)The hoist was found to have excessive wire rope on the drum. The rope
was observed
to be loosely wrapped with rope overlaying each other as well as pieces of
rope sticking out,
well away from the drum.
P&H Hoist, Company #228
f)The hoist was observed to have seven (7) wraps on the drum. Two (2)
wraps
were
observed on one side of the drum while the other five (5) wraps were on
the other side of the
drum. Part of the wire rope laid across the ridges of the grooves on the
drum

Issued

1999-07-07 00:00:00

Abate by

1999-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2625.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

Issued

1999-07-07 00:00:00

Abate by

1999-07-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4500.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

Issued

1999-07-07 00:00:00

Abate by

1999-07-12 00:00:00

Issued

1999-07-07 00:00:00

Abate by

1999-07-11 00:00:00

Issued

1999-07-07 00:00:00

Abate by

1999-07-15 00:00:00

Issued

1999-07-07 00:00:00

Abate by

1999-07-12 00:00:00

Issued

1999-07-07 00:00:00

Abate by

1999-07-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2625.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

Issued

1999-07-07 00:00:00

Abate by

1999-07-12 00:00:00