OSHA Inspection: INTERNATIONAL MILL SERVICES, INCORPORATED

Issued

Jan 20, 1999

Abate by

Jan 30, 1999

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $4,000 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 an injury from an overloaded dump truck which could travel out
of control:
(a)Slag Hauling Area - An employee rolled over a Euclid Dump Truck, model
97FD
company number R098, with a rated GVW of 84480 lbs that was loaded with an
actual loaded GVW of 91200 lbs while hauling slag.  The truck was not
provided
with clearly marked capacity labeling for the operator and there were no
procedures in place to prevent overloading of the dump trucks.  The
resultant
overload created an increased strain on the truck and its safety systems,
as
occurred July 27, 1998.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT
METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO CLEARLY LABEL THE TRUCK'S LOAD
CAPACITY, IMPLEMENT PROCEDURES TO ENSURE THAT OVERLOADING DOES
NOT OCCUR AND REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SLAG LOADED ONTO THE TRUCK TO
WITHIN THE RATED LOAD CAPACITY.
VERIFICATION REQUIREDTION

Issued

Jan 20, 1999

Abate by

Jan 30, 1999

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $2,000 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 an injury from improper use of vehicle braking system due to
unlabeled controls:
(a)Slag Hauling Area - An employee rolled over a Euclid Dump Truck, model
97FD
company number R098, while hauling slag.  The original parking brake
mechanism was not functional and the emergency brake control knob was not
labeled, as occurred July 27, 1998.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT
METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO REMOVE THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER
AND LABEL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BUTTON.
VERIFICATION REQUIREDTION