OSHA Inspection: WHEMCO OHIO FOUNDRY INC.

Issued

Mar 3, 1995

Abate by

Mar 7, 1995

Penalty

Initial $2,125 · Current $2,125

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:
Possible crushing, entrapment and death from the hazards associated with
the inadvertent,
unexpected movement of the conveyor (transfer car).  If the car at the
number 94 furnace was
not pulled all the way out the car would drift back into the furnace,
closing and sealing the
opening.
Among other methods one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is to
provide the transfer car with self setting brakes, wheel chocks, bars or
other positive
devices to prevent the car from inadvertent movement and/or drift and to
establish and
maintain a maintenance program to ensure that the conveyor is maintained a
condition
that does not constitute a hazard (required by A.N.S.I. B20. 1-1990, para.
5.2(b)).