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

Issued

Jul 29, 1996

Abate by

Aug 16, 1996

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000

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 department 03 at the monorail load station, there was nothing to
protect load
station operators in the event that a casting would fall into the
employees' work
area, thus exposing employees to a struck-by/crushed-by hazard while
loading
castings on the monorail system.  On 5-23-96, a monorail load station
operator
was seriously injured when a frame at the north load station fell out into
the
operator's work area.
Among other methods, two feasible and acceptable abatement methods to
correct
this hazard are the following:
1)Install a barrier guard at the north and south monorail load stations
to prevent castings from falling out into the operator's work area.
2)Relocate all operator controls to ensure that the operator will
remain in a safe location before castings are raised and while
castings are in an upright position at the monorail load stations.

Issued

Jul 29, 1996

Abate by

Oct 16, 1996

Penalty

Initial $5,000

Issued

Jul 29, 1996

Abate by

Sep 16, 1996

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000

Issued

Jul 29, 1996

Abate by

Sep 3, 1996

Penalty

Initial $200 · Current $200

Issued

Jul 29, 1996

Abate by

Aug 16, 1996