OSHA Inspection: BETTER BILT PRODUCTS, INCORPORATED

Issued

May 31, 1989

Abate by

Jun 30, 1989

Penalty

Initial $560

Issued

May 31, 1989

Abate by

Jun 30, 1989

Penalty

Initial $640

Issued

May 31, 1989

Abate by

Jun 30, 1989

Penalty

Initial $560

Issued

May 31, 1989

Abate by

Jun 30, 1989

Penalty

Initial $560

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 hazards of being struck by and/or caught in power press brakes
causing fracture and/or amputations to fingers and/or hands resulting
from the employers' failure to instruct, train and supervise employee(s)
required to operate power press brake for individual piece-part bending
operations.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is to train press operators in the care, use and
set-up of power press brakes in individual piece part bending operations
as stipulated by ANSI B11.3-1982, Section6.1.2,  American National
Standard for Power Press Brakes.
Essential elements of this training shall include, but not necessarily
be limited to, the following:
1) The hazards of placing any body member within the point of operation
to prevent serious bodily injury.
2) The function and purpose of the following power press brake devices:
operational controls, operating mode controls, die space height
adjustment provisions and nay other power press brake controls
provided.
3) The hazards and dangers which are related to each specific part-
piece bending operation.
4) The dangers of unsafe work practices, inattention, horseplay and
misuse of equipment.
5) The function and purpose of safeguarding provisions for every job
or part-piece operation.
6) The function and purpose of hand-feeding tools.
7) The necessity and importance of immediately reporting to the proper
supervisor or authority any condition concerning the power press
brake or part-piece operation that may affect the safety of an
employee.