OSHA Inspection: HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE CO. INC. (GREENWICH MILL)

Issued

Mar 24, 1993

Abate by

Apr 6, 1993

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $500

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 rotating
parts of a pipe threading machine:
(a)  Maintenance Shop, employees were operating an Oster pipe
threading machine, which was activated by a toggle switch
that would not automatically shut the machine off, if the
operator was inadvertently caught in its rotating parts.
Among other methods one feasible method to reduce this
hazard is to establish and inforce adequate safe operating
procedures, such as: those stipulated in the American
National Std. for Portable Threading machines (ANSI
B208.1 - 1982) elements essential to an acceptable safe
operating procedures 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 operators foot was removed from the foot switch
for any reason.
2.  Provide training and education to the machine operators
concerning all of 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 applicable standards.

Issued

Mar 24, 1993

Abate by

Apr 6, 1993

Penalty

Initial $625 · Current $625

Issued

Mar 24, 1993

Abate by

Mar 29, 1993