OSHA Inspection: ANDERSON FIRE SPRINKLERS, INC.

Issued

Jul 31, 2002

Abate by

Sep 2, 2002

Penalty

Initial $300 · Current $300

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 the hazard of being pulled
into and
crushed by the rotating parts of a pipe threading machine:
(a)Regency Village Publix, Employees operated a Rigid 300 pipe
threading machine which was activated by a toggle switch that
would not automatically shut the machine off if the operator was
inadvertently caught up in its rotating parts.
ABATEMENT NOTES:
Among other methods, one feasible method to reduce this hazard is to
install a properly
guarded momentary contact (deadman) foot switch to control the power input
into the
machine, as stipulated in the American National Standard for pipe tools
(ANSI B20B.1-
1982).