OSHA Inspection: FOX ENTERPRISES OF ARKANSAS, INC.

Issued

2007-09-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2007-12-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $750.00 · Current $375.00 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:
At the facility, finishing presses were not so configured as to require
the operator to have
both hands simultaneously on two buttons or levers to cause locking of the
press in the
following instances:
1. The legger press in the front station or #1 station (adjacent to the
window) was
rigged with clothes pins stuck between the press frame and the control
buttons.
The press would remain in the down and locked position without the operator
having both hands simultaneously on the control buttons.
2. The topper press in the back or #2 station (adjacent to the window) was
rigged
with clothes pins stuck between the press frame and the control buttons.
The
press would remain in the down and locked position without the operator
having
both hands simultaneously on the control buttons.
These conditions exposed employees to the hazards of being struck by or
caught in the
laundry presses. These conditions existed on or about August 31, 2007 and
times thereto.
The requirements that in order to have any laundry or drycleaning press in
its closed
position, or to start an automatically timed pressing cycle, the operator
shall have both
hands simultaneously on two buttons or levers that cause the locking of
the press are
contained in section 4.4.2 of the American National Standards Institute
(ANSI) standard
Z8.1-1996 (Commercial Laundry and Drycleaning Operations-Safety
Requirements.)
AMONG OTHER METHODS, FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT
METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD ARE:
1. Repair the two hand control lock down buttons so that the presses stay
in the locked
down position only with two hands simultaneously on the two buttons.
2. Replace the machinery with new machinery that operates in conformance
with OSHA
and/or ANSI standards.

Issued

2007-09-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2007-12-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1500.00 · Current $750.00 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:
At the facility, machines in need of repair or adjustment, or in a
condition that may be
hazardous to the operator or any other person were being operated in the
following
instances:
a. The topper press at the back station (station #2, nearest the
aisleway), had a steam
leak in a supply line. The leak was covered with a rag. Additionally, the
press was
subject to malfunctions and could not be opened with the use of a pry bar.
b. The legger press in the front station (station #1, nearest the window)
was not properly
secured to the floor and was subject to movement during the press
operating cycle. The
press had a tendency to move backward upon opening of the press head.
The requirements to not operate defective equipment are contained in
paragraph 5.2.1
(Defective Equipment) of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
standard
Z81.1-1996 (Commercial Laundry and Drycleaning Operations-Safety
Requirements).
That standard specifically states: "No machine shall be operated with any
guard or cover
missing or when in need of repair or adjustment, or in a condition that
may
be hazardous
to the operator or any other person. If an operator notices any
malfunction of a machine,
he or she will immediately stop the machine and cut off the electric power
and the
compressed air or hydraulic supply to the machine. The operator shall not
correct the
cause of the malfunction unless specifically trained and authorized to do
so."
AMONG OTHER METHODS, FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT
METHODS TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD ARE:
1. Repair the machines that are listed in the above violation description.
2. Replace the machines with new machinery that operates in conformance
with OSHA
and/or ANSI standards.

Issued

2007-09-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2007-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $600.00 · Current $300.00 Reduced

Issued

2007-09-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2007-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1050.00 · Current $525.00 Reduced

Issued

2007-09-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2007-12-05 00:00:00