OSHA Inspection: ARNCO CORP.

Issued

Mar 13, 2003

Abate by

Apr 15, 2003

Penalty

Initial $1,375 · Current $350 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):  One or more methods of machine guarding was not
provided to protect the operator
and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created
by point of operation, ingoing nip
points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:
a.)  Arnco Corporation, Elyria, OH:  An employee working downstream on the
Line #3 extruder and puller
machines sustained an amputation when his finger was caught inside the
extruded conduit. October 25, 2002.
One feasible means of abatement would be to install install emergency stop
devices at all locations
where machine operators and others would be working and exposed to moving
parts.
b.)  Arnco Corporation, Elyria, OH:  The downstream operator of the Line 3
America Maplan Plastics
Extrusion Machine, sustained an amputation of his little finger when his
fingers were caught inside the
extruded conduit, during the standard start-up procedure for heavy or
bundled cable, on or about October 25,
2002.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable methods to correct this
hazard are to:  (1) Make
emergency stops accessible to the operator by installing the safety
devices downstream where the
operator works; (2) Alter the work procedure so the operator stands at the
machine where the
emergency stop is located; and/or (3) comply with the instructions in
ANSI/SPI B151.7-1996,
"Plastics Extrusion Machines - Requirements for the Manufacture, Care, and
Use."
Additional abatement information is required for this item.