OSHA Inspection: LENAPE ELECTRIC INC.

Issued

May 9, 1990

Abate by

May 12, 1990

Penalty

Initial $300 · Current $300

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 likley to cause death
or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to
the hazard of being caught in rotating parts of the machine:
a) 1st Floor
The employee(s) were using a Rigid 300 electric pipe threader Model
69 which did not have a constant pressure control switch as required
of the American National Standards Institute B208.1-1982, Section 4.4
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is to install a constant pressure foot control
switch.
Violation observed on or about 4/16/90.