OSHA Inspection: E.B. METAL INDUSTRIES, INC.

Issued

Nov 30, 1994

Abate by

Dec 13, 1994

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $900

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employmnent 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:rotating parts on a pipe threading machine.Among other
methods,one feasible
method to reduce this hazard is to establish and enforce adequate safe
operating
procedures.Procedures such as those stipulated in American National
Standard for portable pipe
threading machines (ANSI B208.1-1982).Elements essentialto an acceptable
safe operating
procedures include at a minimum:
1.Installation of a momentary contact device(deadman foot switch)to
control power input
to the machine.This device would automatically stop the machine and tyhe
rotating pipe if the
operators foot was removed from the foot switch for any reason.
(a)EB Metal maintenance shop, employee was operating a Beaver
pipe threading machine which was activated by a toggle switch that
would not automatically shut off if its operator was inadvertently
caught up in its rotating parts.

Issued

Nov 30, 1994

Abate by

Dec 8, 1994