OSHA Inspection: ATCHISON STEEL CASTING & MACHINERY

Issued

Jul 29, 2002

Abate by

Sep 13, 2002

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000

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 struck-by/crushed-by hazards:
On or about February 8, 2002, the assistant blast operator in the no-bake
foundry blast area at
the monorail load station was exposed to struck-by/crushed-by hazards, in
that, a barrier guard
was not provided to prevent the casting cage from falling into the
employees work area.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE METHOD TO
CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS:
Install a barrier guard at the load station to prevent casting cages from
falling out into the
employees' work area in accordance with ANSI B 20.1.5.09.2.3 and ANSI B
20.5.13.1.
29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1) requires certification and documentation that the
abatement of the
above violation is complete.

Issued

Jul 29, 2002

Abate by

Dec 2, 2002

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $3,500 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 falling load hazards:
On or about February 8, 2002, the assistant blast operator was exposed to
falling load hazards
at the monorail load station in the no-bake foundry blast area.  The
custom-made below the hook
lifting devices ("T" bars) on the monorail system were not tested or
inspected.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE METHOD TO
CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS:
Design, test, and inspect all lifting devices ("T" bars) in accordance
with ANSI Below-the-Hook
Lifting Devices, B30.20.1.4 (testing), and B30.20.1.3 (inspection).
29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1) requires certification and documentation that the
abatement of the
above violation is complete.

Issued

Jul 29, 2002

Abate by

Sep 30, 2002

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000