OSHA Inspection: PATTIN MANUFACTURING COMPANY DIV. EASTERN CO.

Issued

Oct 23, 1986

Abate by

Nov 7, 1986

Penalty

Initial $300 · Current $300

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) ...the hazard of being struck by portions of falling loads of steel
bars due to the use, in the west end of the south bay, of a welded
lifting fixture to unload bundles of such bars from flatbed trailers
without first prooftesting the fixture.
b) ...the hazard of being struck by portions of falling loads of steel
bars due to the use, in the center of the south bay, of a welded
lifting fixture to transfer bundles of such bars from storage areas
to workstations without first prooftesting the fixture.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is to certify the lifting fixture by first lifting
a weight equalling 115% of the intended rated load with the fixture,
followed by an inspection of the fixture to detect any cracking or
deformation of the structure or welds, followed by a certification of
the inspected, defect-free fixture for 100% of the rated load.

Issued

Oct 23, 1986

Abate by

Nov 3, 1986

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) ...the hazard of being struck by portions of falling loads of steel
bars due to the use, in the west end of the south bay, of a welded
lifting fixture to unload bundles of such bars from flatbed trailers
without indicating the maximum safe working load on the fixture.
b) ...the hazard of being struck by portions of falling loads of steel
bars due to the use, in the center of the south bay, of a welded
lifting fixture to transfer bundles of such bars from storage areas
to workstations without indicating the maximum safe working load on
the fixture.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is to clearly mark all lifting fixtures with the
safe working load.

Issued

Oct 23, 1986

Abate by

Oct 28, 1986

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:
...the hazard of being struck by portions of falling loads of steel
bars due to the use, in the center of the south bay, of a damaged
welded lifting fixture to transfer bundles of such bars from storage
areas to workstations.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is to remove all damaged lifting fixtures from
service.

Issued

Oct 23, 1986

Abate by

Oct 30, 1986

Penalty

Initial $180 · Current $180

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:
...the hazard of being struck by the end of a flying wire rope due to
the failure under load of the end connection of the 3/8 inch wire
rope used to haul the steel bar transfer car located in the center of
the plant building.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is to make up all wire rope end connections with
the appropriate number of wire rope clips, to ensure that the saddle
portion of the clips are installed on the long, or "live" end of the
rope, and to properly torque the clip bolts, both at the time of
installation, and periodically thereafter.

Issued

Sep 10, 1986

Abate by

Sep 12, 1986

Issued

Sep 10, 1986

Abate by

Sep 16, 1986

Issued

Sep 10, 1986

Abate by

Oct 13, 1986

Issued

Sep 10, 1986

Abate by

Sep 13, 1986

Issued

Sep 10, 1986

Abate by

Sep 22, 1986

Issued

Sep 10, 1986

Abate by

Sep 16, 1986

Issued

Sep 10, 1986

Abate by

Sep 16, 1986

Issued

Sep 10, 1986

Abate by

Sep 16, 1986