OSHA Inspection: AMTHOR'S WELDING

Issued

Mar 11, 1999

Abate by

Mar 24, 1999

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $585 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: not being able to shut off the pipe threading machine if
the operator were to
be caught in the machine while operating it.
(a)Fabrication Shop: Ridgid Pipe Threader, which was operated with a
toggle switch
that would not automatically shut the machine off if its 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 Threading Machines (ANSI
B208.1-1982).
Elements essential to a acceptable safe operating procedure include at a
minimum:
1.Installation of a momentary contact device (deadman foot switch) to
control
power input to the machine.  This device would automatically stop the
machine
and the rotating pipe of 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.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM

Issued

Mar 11, 1999

Abate by

Mar 24, 1999

Penalty

Initial $675 · Current $438 Reduced

Issued

Mar 11, 1999

Abate by

Mar 16, 1999

Penalty

Initial $675 · Current $438 Reduced

Issued

Mar 11, 1999

Abate by

Mar 24, 1999

Issued

Mar 11, 1999

Abate by

Mar 16, 1999

Issued

Mar 11, 1999

Abate by

Mar 24, 1999