OSHA Inspection: THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY

Issued

Apr 6, 1989

Abate by

Apr 21, 1989

Penalty

Initial $810 · Current $810

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:
a) Dept. 560, press line, injection molding machine I-2000, being struck
and/or crushed by falling mold(s) while adjusting and/or changing
molds on horizontal injection molding machines due to inadequate mold
changing or adjusting procedures, employees training and supervision.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is to establish and enforce an adequate injection molding machine
adjusting and mold changing procedure as stipulated by ANSI B151.1-1984,
Section 4.2 and 7.1 American National Standard for Plastics Machinery,
Safety Requirements for Construction, Care, and use of Horizontal
injection Molding Machines and the Preface of the manufacturer's machine
manual.  Essential elements of this procedure include, but are not
necessarily limited to, the following:
-Development of written operating procedures for mold adjusting and
changing operations specifying that molds are to be in the closed
position and secured to the overhead hoist prior to loosening the
attachment bolts in order to adjust or remove the mold for changing.
-Instruction and training of employees, performed on a periodic basis.
in recognition of hazards associated with mold adjusting and changing
and the operating procedures developed for performing this activity
safely.
-Provide adequate supervision by a responsible management official to
assure the written operating procedures for mold adjusting and
changing operations are being properly followed.
-Review and evaluate this program on a periodic basis to assure it is
functioning as intended.

Issued

Apr 6, 1989

Abate by

May 8, 1989

Penalty

Initial $810 · Current $810