OSHA Inspection: SIRINA FIRE PROTECTION CORP.

Issued

Jun 1, 1995

Abate by

Jun 6, 1995

Penalty

Initial $875 · Current $875

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 a crushing hazard created by rotating parts:
a)South west side of the site. Employee operating a Ridgid 300 pipe
threading machine that was activated by a toggle switch that would
not automatically shut the machine off if its operator was
inadvertently caught in its rotating parts: on or about 4/20/95.
ABATEMENT NOTE:
Among other methods, one feasible method to reduce this hazard is to
install a momentary
contact device (deadman foot switch) to control power to the machine, as
stipulated in American
National Standard for portable pipe threading machines (ANSI B208.1-1982).

Issued

Jun 1, 1995

Abate by

Jun 6, 1995

Penalty

Initial $525 · Current $525