OSHA Inspection: BUCKEYE STEEL CASTINGS DBA BSC NEWCO, INC.

Issued

Sep 22, 1999

Abate by

May 6, 2000

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,200 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:
a)In the foundry area, the employer did not enforce a procedure
prohibiting employees
from boarding cranes while in motion.  Such a procedure would allow for
the safe
boarding of cranes when in operation such as, but not limited to, when
maintenance
electricians board the cranes from the crane walkway onto the crane for
adjustments and
repairs, which exposed employees to crush and fall hazards.
Among other methods, a feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is for the
company to put into writing, conduct training on and enforce a program
which includes
the following procedures:
- A method of notifying the crane operator which includes, but is not
necessarily
limited to, shining a flashlight into the crane cab, to get the operators
attention.
-  A signal from the crane operator that the signal has been received.
-  The crane is to be taken to a boarding station and is to be boarded
only at those
stations.
-  Before boarding can begin, the crane operator must have stopped the
crane,
locked it down and have gotten out of the crane cab to signal that
boarding could
safely be conducted.