OSHA Inspection: MARC REFRIGERATION, INC.

Issued

Jun 21, 2001

Abate by

Aug 8, 2001

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

General-duty citation text

Section 5(A)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:
The employer did not furnish to each of his employees employment and a
place of employment
which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or were likely
to cause death or
serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the
unintentional
actuation of a shearing machine.
On or about 01/29/01, there was no guard on the foot treadle (bar) on the
Wysong Shear,
Model #1025, S/N P37-161, in the sheetmetal (cutting area), exposing
employees to the hazard
of unintentional actuation of the shearing operation.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is
to guard the foot treadle as referenced in ANSI B11.4-1973, American
National Standard Safety
Requirements for the Construction, Care, and Use of Shears.