OSHA Inspection: INSTEEL WIRE PRODUCTS COMPANY

Issued

May 3, 2001

Abate by

Jun 5, 2001

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

T.C.A. 50-3-105(1):  The employer did not furnish employmnent 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:
In that employees are exposed to a hazardous area when working between the
Hakosan welders
and the pay-offs in the wire drawing department
One feasible abatement meathod, among others, is to install a device to
automatically slow stop
the drawing machine to ensure the weld has been completed and removed from
the Hakosan
welder before the left pay-off is empty.
"ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED"TION