OSHA Inspection: ALLSTAR SPRINKLER CORP.

Issued

Sep 23, 1993

Abate by

Sep 28, 1993

Penalty

Initial $125 · Current $125

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 pulled into and
crushed by the rotating parts of a pipe threading machine:
(a)  Second Floor - Employees opeated Ridge 3000
pipe threading machines which was activated by
a toggle switch that would not automatically
shut the machine off if the operator was
inadvertently caught up in its rotating parts;
on or about 6/14/93.
ABATEMENT NOTES:
Among other methods, one feasible method to reduce this hazard is
install a momentary contract device (deadman foot switch) to
control power input the machine, as stipulated in American National
Standard for portable pipe threading machine (ANSI

Issued

Sep 23, 1993

Abate by

Sep 28, 1993

Penalty

Initial $125 · Current $125

Issued

Sep 23, 1993

Abate by

Oct 26, 1993