OSHA Inspection: GREER STEEL COMPANY

Issued

2017-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9054.00 · Current $6000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(ii): (ii) Each employee is protected from tripping into or stepping into or through any hole that is less than 4 feet (1.2 m) above a lower level by covers or guardrail systems;    a. Located at the Slitter 1 line: On or about March 1, 2017, employees were exposed to a trip and fall hazard while walking through the aisle adjacent to the line as a result of an unprotected floor hole, approximately seventeen inches deep. The floor hole was approximately nine foot wide by five foot long.

Issued

2017-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-05-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12675.00 · Current $8000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Each authorized employee shall receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control.    a. Located at the workplace: On or about March 1, 2017 and at times prior, employees were performing servicing and maintenance activities, such as, but not limited to, performing routine maintenance, repairs, unjamming, servicing, and cleaning on equipment in operation. The employer did not ensure that each employee performing the covered activities had received authorized lockout training.

Issued

2017-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12675.00 · Current $8000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d): Application of control. The established procedures for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) shall cover the following elements and actions and shall be done in the following sequence:       b. Located at the Slitter 1 line: On or about February 8, 2017 and at times prior, employees were exposed to moving parts and pinch point hazards on the syncrowind machine during servicing and cleaning the sync rolls and replacing the felt wipers. The employer failed to implement energy control application steps as the machine was not shut down or turned off to perform the servicing work [per the 1910.148(d)(2) requirements]. As result, the remaining applicable energy control elements, involving machine isolation [(d)(3)], LOTO device application [(d)(4)], dissipation of residual energy [(d)(5)(i)], and verification of isolation [(d)(6)], were not implemented to protect employees from  machine servicing hazards.

Issued

2017-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12675.00 · Current $8000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices,electronic safety devices, etc.    a. Located at the Slitter 1 line: On or about March 1, 2017 and at times prior, employees were exposed to caught in and struck by hazards while operating, observing, and inspecting coil material being processed at the slitter as a result of two unguarded rotating slitter arbors and unguarded sharp moving coil material.      b. Located at the Slitter 1 line: On or about March 1, 2017 and at times prior, employees were exposed to caught in and struck by hazards while accessing to and from the line operation area and observing and inspecting the material being uncoiled as a result of an unguarded rotating un-coiler mandrel and unguarded sharp moving coil material.       c. Located at the Slitter 1 line: On or about March 1, 2017 and at times prior, employees were exposed to caught in and struck by hazards while operating and inspecting material being re-coiled by the re-coiler machine as a result of an unguarded ingoing nip point where the strip(s) wrapped around the processed coil and unguarded sharp moving coil material.

Issued

2017-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9054.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i): All exposed parts of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform, excepting runways used exclusively for oiling, or running adjustments, shall be protected by a stationary casing enclosing shafting completely or by a trough enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting as location requires.    a. Located at the Slitter 1 line: On or about March 1, 2017, employees were exposed to a caught in hazard as a result of an unguarded, approximately four foot wide, rotating shaft on the scrap paper winder. The height of the exposed shaft was approximately twenty inches from the ground.

Issued

2017-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i): Projecting shaft ends shall present a smooth edge and end and shall not project more than one-half the diameter of the shaft unless guarded by nonrotating caps or safety sleeves.    a. Located at the Slitter 1 line: On or about March 1, 2017 and at times prior, employees were exposed to a caught in hazard while operating, observing, and inspecting material being processed on the line as a result of two unguarded, approximately two and a half inches in diameter, arbor shaft ends projecting out the side of the slitter frame approximately two and a half inches.       b. Located at the Slitter 1 line: On or about February 14, 2017 and at times prior, employees were exposed to a caught in hazard while operating, observing, and inspecting material being processed on the line as a result an unguarded, approximately three and a half inch shaft projecting out the side of the chopper machine approximately thirty four inches.