OSHA Inspection: WYMAN-GORDON INVESTMENT CASTINGS, INC.

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Jun 29, 1991

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Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $3,000 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
serious musculoskeletal injuries from lifting, carrying, stacking and
loading boxes;
A) GATING DEPARTMENT, B08: THE UTILITY MAN WAS OBSERVED LIFTING
CARDBOARD BOXES, CONTAINING SOLID WAX, FROM WOODEN PALLETS ONTO A
HAND CART.
B) SHIPPING DEPARTMENT, B08: THE PACKERS WERE OBSERVED LIFTING
CARDBOARD BOXES, CONTAINING PARTS, FROM THE ROLLER CONVEYOR ONTO
A HANDCART AND THEN STACKING ON THE FLOOR AND/OR ONTO THE UPS
CART.
THE EVALUATION OF THESE MANUAL LIFTING TASKS INDICATES THAT EMPLOYEES
ARE EXPOSED TO AN INCREASED RISK OF MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES. THE INJURY
AND ILLNESS RECORDS FOR 1988, 1989 AND 1990 DOCUMENTED THAT THERE WAS A
PATTERN OF MUSCULOSKELETAL/OVEREXERTION INJURIES THAT OCCURRED PLANTWIDE
AMONG OTHER METHODS, FEASIBLE AND USEFUL METHODS TO REDUCE, ELIMINATE OR
CORRECT THE HAZARD INCLUDE:
1) TRAINING AND SUPERVISION OF EMPLOYEES IN PROPER LIFTING AND HANDLING
TECHNIQUES AND IN THE RECOGNITION AND AVOIDANCE OF HAZARDS ASSOCIATED
WITH MATERIAL HANDLING.
2) EVALUATION OF LIFTING TASKS TO DETERMINE WEIGHT RANGES FOR BOXES AND
PARTS.
3) ERGONOMIC REDESIGN OF WORK STATIONS TO PERMIT REPOSITIONING EMPLOYEES
BODIES WHICH WOULD ALLOW EVEN LIFTS, CLOSE TO THE BODY AND AT A
HEIGHT TO MINIMIZE THE STRESS OF LIFTS.
ABATEMENT SCHEDULE
STEP 1: EFFECTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE PROTECTION, SUCH AS EMPLOYEE TRAINING,
PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT, JOB ROTATION, ETC., SHALL BE PROVIDED AS
AN INTERIM PROTECTIVE MEASURE UNTIL FEASIBLE ENGINEERING OR
ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS CAN BE IMPLEMENTED OR WHENEVER SUCH
CONTROLS FAIL TO REDUCE EMPLOYEE EXPOSURE TO NOMINAL RISK.
STEP 2: SUBMIT TO THE AREA DIRECTOR A WRITTEN DETAILED PLAN OF ABATEMENT
OUTLINING A SCHEDULE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ENGINEERING OR
ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES TO CONTROL EMPLOYEE INJURY DUE TO MANUAL
LIFTING TASKS. ENGINEERING CONTROL TO REDUCE MUSCULOSKELETAL
STRESSES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, JOB REDESIGN,
REDUCTION OF HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL LOAD DISTANCE FROM THE BODY
REDUCTION OF THE LIFTING FREQUENCY OR WEIGHT AND USE OF
MECHANICAL LIFTING AIDS. THIS PLAN SHALL INCLUDE, AT A MINIMUM,
TARGET DATES FOR THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS, WHICH MUST BE CONSISTENT
WITH THE DATES REQUIRED BY THIS CITATION:
1) EVALUATION OF THE CONDITIONS, LOCATIONS AND MANUAL
LIFTING ACTIVITIES THAT EMPLOYEES ARE PERFORMING AT THE
ONSET OF MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES.
2) EVALUATION OF APPLICABLE CONTROL MEASURE(S).
3) PROCUREMENT, INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF SELECTED
CONTROL MEASURES.
4) MONITORING TO ASSURE EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF THE
CONTROL MEASURES.
STEP 3: THE ABATEMENT SHALL HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BY IMPLEMENTATION OF
FEASIBLE ENGINEERING OR ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS, UPON
VERIFICATION OF THEIR EFFECTIVENESS IN REDUCING THE OCCURRENCE
OF MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES.

Issued

Jun 29, 1991

Abate by

Dec 2, 1991

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,000 Reduced

Issued

Jun 29, 1991

Abate by

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Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

Issued

Jun 29, 1991

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Initial $2,500 · Current $1,300 Reduced

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Jun 29, 1991

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Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

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Jun 29, 1991

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Initial $1,500 · Current $900 Reduced

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Initial $3,500 · Current $2,000 Reduced

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Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

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