OSHA Inspection: GLEN RAVEN KNIT FABRICS GROUP LLC

Issued

Jun 9, 1999

Abate by

Jul 12, 1999

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $3,780 Reduced

General-duty citation text

North Carolina General Statute 95-129(l) of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of North
Carolina:  The employer did not furnish to each of his employees
conditions of 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)establishment- Employees operating Orbit palletizer robot subject to
being caught
in operating lift arm clamps or struck by moving robot.  Employee William
Mosley was caught in operating lift arm clamp resulting in mechanical
asphyxia
on 5-4-99.
Acceptable means to abate this include, but are not limited to the
following:
1)Provide perimeter guarding around operating envelope of palletizer robot
per ANSI R15.06-1992.
2)Provide employee training for robot operation and safety per ANSI
R15.06-1992.
or in the alternative,
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):  Machine guarding was not provided to protect
operator(s) and other
employees from hazard(s) created by moving robot and operating robot lift
arms:
a)establishment- Employees operating Orbit palletizer robot.

Issued

Jun 9, 1999

Abate by

Jul 12, 1999

Penalty

Initial $1,250 · Current $1,125 Reduced

Issued

Jun 9, 1999

Abate by

Jul 12, 1999

Penalty

Initial $625 · Current $563 Reduced