OSHA Inspection: CENTURY TUBE CORPORATION

Issued

Sep 20, 2002

Abate by

Oct 18, 2002

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,500 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 rotating parts and in-running nip points:
a/   Production Area - Six(6) Polishing Machines:  Adequate, written and
enforced
procedures were not developed to ensure that employees properly and
consistently adjusts
all areas of the Polishing Machines, that needs to be adjusted.
One feasible and acceptable method to abate this condition is to create a
procedure that
addresses - but not limited to:
1/  Servicing and/or adjustments that do not fall under lockout/tag, and
are deemed to
be a part of the routine operation of the machinery.
2/  Shutting off the machinery before performing service and adjustment
operations.
3/  Instructing employees not to wear gloves near rotating parts or
in-running nip points.
4/  Ensure that employees understand the procedures, by training the
employees in the
language that they speak.
5/  Enforce the use of the procedure, document violations of the procedure
and return
when necessary, and periodic inspections of the equipment to ensure the
methods are
followed, etc.
Observed 9/10/02.

Issued

Sep 20, 2002

Abate by

Oct 18, 2002

Penalty

Initial $875 · Current $525 Reduced

Issued

Sep 20, 2002

Abate by

Oct 18, 2002

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,500 Reduced