OSHA Inspection: CARLAN MANUFACTURING CO. INC.

Issued

Dec 6, 1994

Abate by

Dec 23, 1994

Penalty

Initial $375 · Current $262 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)In the shop, Employee(s) operated 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 up in its rotating parts;
on or about 8/23/93.
ABATEMENT NOTES:
Among other methods, one feasible method to reduce this hazard is
to install a properly guarded momentary contact (deadman) foot
switch to control the power input into the machine, as stipulated
in the American National Standard for pipe tools (ANSI
B20B.11982).-
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Issued

Dec 6, 1994

Abate by

Dec 23, 1994

Penalty

Initial $225 · Current $157 Reduced

Issued

Dec 6, 1994

Abate by

Jan 10, 1995

Penalty

Initial $375 · Current $263 Reduced

Issued

Dec 6, 1994

Abate by

Dec 16, 1994

Penalty

Initial $375 · Current $263 Reduced

Issued

Dec 6, 1994

Abate by

Dec 23, 1994