OSHA Inspection: WORLD WIDE SPRINKLER INC.

Issued

Aug 21, 1995

Abate by

Sep 8, 1995

Penalty

Initial $375 · Current $375

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 pulled into and crushed by the
rotating parts of a pipe
threading machine:
a) On or about 08/01/95, Jobsite,
The employee was operating a Rigid 300 Pipe Threader which was activated
by a toggle switch
that would not automatically shut off, if it's operator was inadvertently
caught in the rotating
parts.
Abatement Note: Among other methods one feasible method to reduce this
hazard is to establish
and enforce safe operating procedures. Procedures such as those stipulated
in the American
National Standards for portable pipe threading machines(ANSI B208-1-1982).
Elements essential
to an acceptable safe operating procedure include at a minimum the
following:
(1) Installation of a momentary contact device(foot pedal) to control the
power input to the
machine. This device would automatically stop the machine and its rotating
parts
if the operators
foot was removed from the pedal.
(2) Provide training and education to the machine operators concerning all
appropriate
procedures for safe operation of this type of equipment.