OSHA Inspection: PRECISION MECHANICAL INC.

Issued

1998-01-12 00:00:00

Abate by

1998-01-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1050.00 · Current $1050.00

General-duty citation text

5 (a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:
The employer did not furnish a place of employment which was free from
recognized hazards
that were causing or lilely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that
employees were exposed to the hazard of being pulled into and crushed by
the rotating parts of
a pipe threading machine:
a) on or about 11/07/97, Pump Room,  an employee operated a rigid 300 pipe
threader which
was operated by a toggle switch that would not automatically shut the
machine off if it's operator
was inadvertantly caught up in it's rotating parts.
ABATEMENT NOTE; AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE METHOD TO
REDUCE THIS HAZARD IS TO ESTABLISH AND ENFORCE ADEQUATE SAFE
OPERATING PROCEDURES, PROCEDURES SUCH AS THOSE STIPULATED IN
AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD FOR PORTABLE PIPE THREADING MACHINES
(ANSI B208.1-1982). ELEMENTS ESSENTIAL TO AN ACCEPTABLE SAFE OPERATING
PROCEDURE INCLUDES AT A MINIMUM:
1) INSTALLATION OF A MOMENTARY CONTACT DEVICE (DEADMANS FOOT
SWITCH) TO CONTROL POWER INPUT TO THE MACHINE. tHIS DEVICE WOULD
AUTOMATICALLY STOP THE MACHINE AND THE ROTATING PIPE IF THE
OPERATORS FOOT WAS REMOVED FROM THE FOOT SWITCH FOR ANY REASON.
2) PROVIDE TRAINING AND EDUCATION TO THE MACHINE OPERATORS
CONCERNING ALL THE APPROPRIATE PROCEDURES FOR THE SAFE OPERATION
AND USE OF THIS TYPE OF MACHINERY.
ABATEMENT VERIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED.ION

Issued

1998-01-12 00:00:00

Abate by

1998-01-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $750.00 · Current $750.00

Issued

1998-01-12 00:00:00

Abate by

1998-01-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $750.00 · Current $750.00