OSHA Inspection: TAYLOR COIL PROCESSING

Issued

Mar 5, 2001

Abate by

May 1, 2001

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,300 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:
On and prior to 15 February 2001, employees at Taylor Coil Processing were
exposed to serious
injuries while handling steel coils with overhead cranes, in that
unraveling of the steel coils
could occur or were likely to occur due to insufficient rebanding of the
steel coils and improper
employee positioning during such material handling.
Among other methods, the following are feasible and acceptable methods to
minimize the
probability of injury during the handling of steel coils.
1. Develop safe banding procedures which list the sequence of operations,
particularly during
the rebanding operations following the filling of "cut to order" tasks.
2. Train all effected employees on the requirements set forth in the
procedures and related safety
precautions including the importance of properly positioning one's self in
relation to the coil,
particularly when initially lifting a coil off the floor which subjects
the coil's bands to more
force than when resting on the floor.
3.  Enforce employee use of the procedures.
4.  Follow ANSI B11.18-1992 recommendations for proper banding are as
included but not
limited in the following:
a. Banding material should be a minimum of 1 and 1/4 inch wide by .031
inch thick and
heat treated.
b. All banding seals should be double crimped.
c. Corner protectors should b used on all bands placed through the eye of
the coil.  they
should be sufficient enough to protect against rupture of the band due to
the sharp edges of the
material or too acute of a bend.
d. A minimum of 3 bands (equally spaced) should be placed through the eye
of the coil.
e. Bands should be placed on the circumference to the coil as appropriate
for the size,
gage and grade of metal.
5. Develop and implement safe placement procedures for banded  coils in
order to
prevent damage and/or corrosion to the banding clips.
6. Develop and implement safe procedures for band coils in order to
prevent undue
stresses on the bands of the bottom coils.

Issued

Mar 5, 2001

Abate by

Apr 7, 2001

Penalty

Initial $825 · Current $600 Reduced

Issued

Mar 5, 2001

Abate by

Apr 7, 2001

Penalty

Initial $1,100 · Current $800 Reduced

Issued

Mar 5, 2001

Abate by

Apr 7, 2001

Issued

Mar 5, 2001

Abate by

Apr 7, 2001

Issued

Mar 5, 2001

Abate by

May 1, 2001