OSHA Inspection: WEIRTON STEEL CORPORATION

Issued

Feb 18, 1994

Abate by

Feb 24, 1994

Penalty

Initial $2,625 · Current $1,950 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 fingers, hands, arms injuries when hooking the winch hook
to the scrap car
when the slitterman could accidently move the scrap cars without knowing
that the employee
(utilityman) fingers, hands, arms were between the car wheel frame or
eyelet:
a.Among others, one feasible and acceptable abatement method be to ensure
that
the line utility man lockout the winch controls before hooking or
unhooking the
winch  hood to the scrap car wheel frame or eyelet, on or about November
15,
1993.