OSHA Inspection: MCELROY METAL MILL, INC. DBA METAL MART

Issued

Oct 8, 1999

Abate by

Oct 14, 1999

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $6,300

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 likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that employees
were exposed to the condition(s) listed below:
At the job-site, located at 4309 Idalou Road, Idalou, TX: Employees
operating an unguarded
TENNSMITH Model 52A (air-actuated) metal shear were exposed to amputation
hazards created
by the lack of point of operation guarding and inadequate operator
training, for the period of
time up to and including 05/17/99.
Feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct these hazards would
be to:
1) Install a holddown / with finger guard (modified for the specific
corrugated metal pattern of
the sheet metal being cut) similar to that provided by the manufacture as
an original "Safety
Device" and train operators in accordance with manufacturer's operators
manual, train them how
to recognize unsafe conditions and what actions they should take when
these conditions are
noted.
2) Position shear operators a sufficient distance away from the point of
operation and use two-
hand trips or a combination of a right foot operated treadle (secured to
the floor) and a left hand
trip (attached at operators immediate left side), and train operators in
accordance with
manufacturer's operators manual, train them how to recognize unsafe
conditions and what
actions they should take when these conditions are noted.ions