OSHA Inspection: CROWLEY FOODS, INC.

Issued

Aug 19, 1993

Abate by

Sep 21, 1993

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $700

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 hazard of being pulled into and crushed by the rotating
parts of a pipe threading machine:
(a)  Maintenance Shop:  Employees had operated an Oster Pipe
Threading Machine which was activated by a toggle switch
that would not automatically shut the machine off if its
operator was inadvertently caught in its rotating parts;
on or about 5/14/93.
Among other methods, one feasible method to reduce this
hazard is to establish and enforce adequate safe operating
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; include at a minimum:
1.  Installation of a momentary contact device (deadman
foot switch) to control the power input to the machine.
This device would automatically stop the machine and
the rotating pipe if the operator's foot was removed
from the foot switch for any reason.
2.  Provide training and education to the pipe machine
operators concerning all the appropriate procedures
for the safe operation and use of this type of machine.
A search of the OSHA Standards has been conducted and there
are no OSHA Standards which apply.

Issued

Aug 19, 1993

Abate by

Sep 1, 1993