OSHA Inspection: MOUNTAIN VIEW WELDING

Issued

Jul 21, 1998

Abate by

Aug 23, 1998

Penalty

Initial $375 · Current $225 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 crushing hazard:
(a)Mountain View Welding at 504 Mountain View Avenue, Longmont, CO
80501:  On or before 05-18-98, the employer did not ensure that the
"homemade" hydraulic press, located in the Main bay, used for fabrication
of
metal products was properly designed, constructed, utilized, maintained and
contained all appropriate safeguarding in accordance with the ANSI Standard
for Hydraulic Presses B11.2.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard
is to perform the following:
1)  ANSI B11.2-1995 paragraph 6.3.3 Control reliability states:  "Control
systems shall be
designed and constructed so a single failure or fault within the system:
i)
Does not prevent
the normal stopping action from being applied to the press, when required;
ii)  Does not
create unintended slide motion; iii)  Does prevent initiation of a
successive stroke until the
failure is corrected.
2)  ANSI B11.2-1995 paragraph 7.1.2 Modification states:  "The
individual(s) modifying a
press shall have the responsibility to furnish written instructions with
the modifications to
establish new or changed guidelines for care and maintenance of the press
so modified.
3)  ANSI B11.2-1995 paragraph 8.1.1 Employer responsibilities states:
"The employer shall
have the responsibility to provide and ensure that point-of-operation
safeguarding is used,
checked, maintained, and where applicable, adjusted, in accordance with
this clause on every
production operation performed on a press production system.
4)  ANSI B11.2-1995 paragraph 8.2 Requirements for point-of-operation
safeguarding
states:
"One or more of the following methods shall be used for safeguarding the
point of operation:
i)  Ensure that the operator is physically prevented from entering or is
removed from the
point of operation as the slide(s) closes; or ii)  Prevent or stop
slide(s) motion should the
operator be within the point of operation; or iii)  In applications which
preclude the use of
the above and where risk analysis allows awareness devices or signals,
specified work
practices or a lockout/tagout procedure (see ANSI Z244.1) shall be
implemented.
ANSI B11.2-1995, American National Standard for Machine Tools--Hydraulic
Power
Presses--Safety Requirements for Construction, Care, and Use.
Note:American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is located at 11 West
42nd
Street, New York, N.Y., 10036.  Copies of standards can be obtained by
using telephone number which is 1-212-642-4900.
Abatement Note:  Warning tag (or citation copy) may be required for this
item (see enclosed1903.19; paragraph (i) Movable Equipment).
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation are required
for this item (See
enclosed "Sample Abatement-Certification Letter").

Issued

Jul 21, 1998

Abate by

Jul 25, 1998

Penalty

Initial $375 · Current $225 Reduced

Issued

Jul 21, 1998

Abate by

Jul 25, 1998

Issued

Jul 21, 1998

Abate by

Aug 3, 1998

Penalty

Initial $225 · Current $135 Reduced

Issued

Jul 21, 1998

Abate by

Jul 25, 1998

Issued

Jul 21, 1998

Abate by

Aug 25, 1998

Penalty

Initial $225 · Current $135 Reduced

Issued

Jul 21, 1998

Abate by

Jul 24, 1998

Penalty

Current $225

Issued

Jul 21, 1998

Abate by

Aug 30, 1998

Issued

Jul 21, 1998

Abate by

Aug 25, 1998

Issued

Jul 21, 1998

Abate by

Aug 25, 1998

Issued

Jul 21, 1998

Abate by

Jul 29, 1998