OSHA Inspection: ANITEC

Issued

Dec 7, 1994

Abate by

Dec 24, 1994

Penalty

Initial $2,275 · Current $1,137 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 danger of being caught in a pinch point between the
shaft end and the
vertical I-Beam, injury from a falling roll, and/or being exposed to being
located under the roll
while paper roll is being mounted into place.
(a)  PRODUCTION AREA, ANODIZING LINE #4, PAPER UNWIND SECTION,
OPERATOR'S SIDE --  EMPLOYEE(S) EXPOSED TO POSSIBLE INJURY FROM PINCH
POINT CREATED BY END OF ROLL SHAFT AND I-BEAM, INJURY FROM A FALLING
ROLL, AND/OR BEING LOCATED UNDER THE LOAD OF THE PAPER ROLL ITSELF
WHILE EMPLOYEE(S) ATTEMPT TO MOUNT PAPER ROLL ONTO THE UNWIND
SECTION OF ANODIZING LINE.
FEASIBLE AND USEFUL METHOD(S) TO CORRECT THESE POTENTIAL HAZARD(S)
WOULD INCLUDE, AT A MINIMUM, THE FOLLOWING:
1.  INSTALLATION OF SAFETY LATCH(ES) ON HOOK(S) OF ELECTRIC CHAIN
HOIST(S) TO PREVENT HOOK FROM DETACHING FROM CHAIN HOIST DURING A
LIFT.
2.  INSTITUTION OF OPERATING PROCEDURE(S) WHICH REQUIRE THAT TWO (2)
EMPLOYEE(S) MOUNT/DISMOUNT PAPER ROLL(S) ON THE PAPER UNWIND
SECTION  OF ANODIZING LINE(S) #4 AND #5 WHERE EMPLOYEE(S) ARE REQUIRED
TO HANDLE PAPER ROLL(S) BY MEANS OF AN ELECTRIC CHAIN HOIST.
3. THE ELECTRIC CHAIN HOIST SHALL BE OPERATED ONLY IN LOCATIONS THAT
WILL PERMIT THE OPERATOR TO BE CLEAR OF THE LOAD OF THE PAPER ROLL
AT ALL TIMES ON ANODIZING LINE #4.

Issued

Dec 7, 1994

Abate by

Dec 12, 1994

Penalty

Initial $975 · Current $487 Reduced

Issued

Dec 7, 1994

Abate by

Dec 12, 1994

Penalty

Initial $1,300 · Current $650 Reduced

Issued

Dec 7, 1994

Abate by

Jan 9, 1995

Penalty

Initial $1,300 · Current $655 Reduced

Issued

Dec 7, 1994

Abate by

Dec 13, 1994

Penalty

Initial $1,300 · Current $650 Reduced

Issued

Dec 7, 1994

Abate by

Dec 13, 1994

Issued

Dec 7, 1994

Abate by

Jan 9, 1995

Penalty

Initial $1,300 · Current $650 Reduced

Issued

Dec 7, 1994

Abate by

Dec 12, 1994

Penalty

Initial $975 · Current $487 Reduced

Issued

Dec 7, 1994

Abate by

Dec 12, 1994

Penalty

Initial $975 · Current $487 Reduced

Issued

Dec 7, 1994

Abate by

Dec 12, 1994

Penalty

Initial $975 · Current $487 Reduced

Issued

Dec 7, 1994

Abate by

Dec 12, 1994

Penalty

Initial $975 · Current $487 Reduced

Issued

Dec 7, 1994

Abate by

Dec 12, 1994

Penalty

Initial $975 · Current $487 Reduced

Issued

Dec 7, 1994

Abate by

Dec 12, 1994

Penalty

Initial $975 · Current $487 Reduced

Issued

Dec 7, 1994

Abate by

Dec 12, 1994

Issued

Dec 7, 1994

Abate by

Dec 12, 1994

Penalty

Initial $975 · Current $487 Reduced

Issued

Dec 7, 1994

Abate by

Dec 12, 1994

Penalty

Initial $975 · Current $487 Reduced