OSHA Inspection: THERMEX/THERMATRON INC.

Issued

Jan 12, 1994

Abate by

Feb 15, 1994

Penalty

Initial $1,250 · Current $625 Reduced

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)  Assembly area;  Employees operating a Ridge
pipe threading machine which was activated by
a toggle switch that would not automatically
shut the machine off if its operator was
inadvertently caught up in its rotating parts:
on or about 12/7/93.
ABATEMENT NOTES:
Among other methods, one feasible method to reduce this hazard is
to establish and enforce adequate safe operating procedures.
Procedures such as those stipulated in American National Standard
for Portable Pipe Threading Machines (ANSI B208.1-1982).  Elements
essential to an acceptable safety operating procedure include at
a minimum:
1.   Installation of a momentary contact device (deadman foot
switch) to control 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 machine operators
concerning all the appropriate procedures for the safe
operation and use of this type of machinery.

Issued

Jan 12, 1994

Abate by

Feb 1, 1994

Penalty

Initial $375 · Current $375

Issued

Jan 12, 1994

Abate by

Feb 1, 1994

Penalty

Initial $375 · Current $375

Issued

Jan 12, 1994

Abate by

Jan 25, 1994

Penalty

Initial $375 · Current $375

Issued

Jan 12, 1994

Abate by

Mar 1, 1994

Issued

Jan 12, 1994

Abate by

Feb 1, 1994

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $500

Issued

Jan 12, 1994

Abate by

Jan 18, 1994

Penalty

Initial $375 · Current $375

Issued

Jan 12, 1994

Abate by

Jan 18, 1994

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $500

Issued

Jan 12, 1994

Abate by

Feb 1, 1994

Penalty

Initial $625 · Current $625

Issued

Jan 12, 1994

Abate by

Jan 25, 1994

Penalty

Initial $375 · Current $375

Issued

Jan 12, 1994

Abate by

Mar 1, 1994

Penalty

Initial $375 · Current $375

Issued

Jan 12, 1994

Abate by

Mar 1, 1994

Penalty

Initial $375 · Current $375

Issued

Jan 12, 1994

Abate by

Mar 1, 1994

Penalty

Initial $375 · Current $375

Issued

Jan 12, 1994

Abate by

Jan 18, 1994

Issued

Jan 12, 1994

Abate by

Mar 1, 1994

Issued

Jan 12, 1994

Abate by

Feb 1, 1994

Issued

Jan 12, 1994

Abate by

Feb 1, 1994

Issued

Jan 12, 1994

Abate by

Feb 1, 1994