OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN CAST IRON PIPE COMPANY

Issued

Mar 2, 2000

Abate by

Mar 7, 2000

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

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
was causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees
in that employees
were exposed to:
(a)On or about January 11, 2000 - Employees were exposed to the hazard of
possibly falling under moving rail cars and crushed between rail cars due
to
defective equipment such as fixed ladders, grab irons, foot sills, brake
platforms,
and defective or missing cut levers:  1) Foundry track - Rail car #A2286 -
had
defective grab iron.  2) Foundry track - Rail car #A2255 had defective
brake
platform and defective fixed ladder.  3) Foundry track - Rail car #A2322
had
defective brake platform.  4) Main yard - Rail car #A2355 had defective
foot sill,
a defective ladder rung, and a defective brake platform.  5) Main yard -
Rail car
#A2199 had a defective foot sill and missing cut lever.  6) Main yard -
Rail car
#A2278 had a defective foot sill.  7) Main yard - Rail car #A2302 had
defective
foot sill and defective ladder rungs.  8) Main yard - Rail car #A2326 had a
defective foot sill.  9) Main yard - Rail car #A2344 had a defective foot
sill.  10)
Main yard - Rail car #A2306 had a defective grab iron and missing cut
lever.
11) Main yard - Rail car #A2355 had a defective brake platform.  12) Main
Yard
- Rail car #A2344 had a defective cut lever.  13) Main Yard - Rail cars
#A2220,
A2244, A2285, A2325 had missing cut levers.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method would
include, but would not be limited to:  Adhere to the requirements of 49
CFR
231
and ACIPCO'S PROGRAM FOR SAFETY, February 1982, GENERAL YARDS
DEPARTMENT, B-14, #51.  Establish a periodic maintenance program and
insure that defective appliances are identified and repaired.

Issued

Mar 2, 2000

Abate by

Apr 18, 2000

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

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 was 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)Switching operations - On or about 11/11/99, switch crew members were
exposed
to the hazards of falling under moving rail cars and crushing injuries
when they
were continually allowed to perform unsafe work practices:  1) Climbing
between
moving cars to make cuts.  2) Climbing between moving cars to release hand
brakes.  3) Not facing the direction of travel when riding railroad
equipment.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method would
include, but would not be limited to:  Enforce switch crew operating rules
to
include safety requirements as outlined in ACIPCO'S PROGRAM FOR SAFETY
manual, Section B, General Yards Department.

Issued

Mar 2, 2000

Abate by

Mar 7, 2000

Penalty

Initial $2,975 · Current $2,975

Issued

Mar 2, 2000

Abate by

Mar 7, 2000

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $1,700

Issued

Mar 2, 2000

Abate by

Mar 7, 2000

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000