OSHA Inspection: INTERSTATE PACKAGING CORP.

Issued

Mar 5, 1999

Abate by

Dec 9, 1998

Penalty

Initial $701 · Current $701

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 operating a Rigid Model 535 pipe threader that was not provided with
a switch that would
automatically shut the machine off if the operator was inadvertently
caught up in its rotating
parts:
Abatement Notes:  Among other methods, one feasible method to reduce this
hazard is to
establish and enforce adequate safe operating procedures.  Procedures such
as those stipulated
in American National Standard for Portable Pipe Treading Machines (ANSI
B208.1-1982).
Elements essential to an acceptable safe operating procedure include at a
minimum:
1.Installation of momentary contact device (deadman foot switch) to
control power
input to the machine.  This device would automatically stop the machine
and the
rotating pipe if the operator's foot was removed from the foot switch for
any
reason.
2.Provide training and education to the machine operators concerning all
the
appropriate procedures for the safe operation and use of this type of
machinery.

Issued

Mar 5, 1999

Abate by

Mar 23, 1999

Penalty

Initial $825 · Current $825

Issued

Mar 5, 1999

Abate by

Dec 9, 1998

Penalty

Initial $701 · Current $701

Issued

Mar 5, 1999

Abate by

Mar 23, 1999

Penalty

Initial $1,100 · Current $1,100

Issued

Mar 5, 1999

Abate by

Mar 23, 1999

Penalty

Initial $825 · Current $825

Issued

Mar 5, 1999

Abate by

Mar 23, 1999

Issued

Mar 5, 1999

Abate by

Dec 9, 1998

Issued

Mar 5, 1999

Abate by

Mar 23, 1999

Penalty

Initial $825 · Current $825

Issued

Mar 5, 1999

Abate by

Mar 23, 1999

Penalty

Initial $825 · Current $825

Issued

Mar 5, 1999

Abate by

Mar 23, 1999

Issued

Mar 5, 1999

Abate by

Mar 10, 1999