OSHA Inspection: MAIN STEEL

Issued

Nov 4, 2002

Abate by

Dec 7, 2002

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $270 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:
On and prior to June 7, 2002, employees at Main Steel were exposed to
serious injuries while
handling steel coils with overhead cranes, in that unraveling of the steel
coils could occur or was
likely to occur due to insufficient rebanding of the steel coils and
improper employee positioning
during such material handling.
Among other methods, the following are feasible and acceptable methods to
minimize the
probability of injury during the handling of steel coils:
1.  Develop safe banding procedures which list the sequence of operations,
particularly during
the rebanding operations following the filling of "cut to order" tasks.
2.  Train all effected employees on the requirements set forth in the
procedures and related
safety precautions including the importance of properly positioning one's
self
in relation to the
coil, particularly when initially lifting a coil off the floor which
subjects the coil's bands to more
force than when resting on the floor.
3.  Enforce use of the procedures.
4.  Follow A.N.S.I. B11.18-1992 recommendations for proper banding as
included but not
limited in the following:
a.  Banding material should be a minimum of 1 and 1/4 inch wide by .031
inch thick and
heat treated.
b.  All banding seals should be double crimped.
c.  Corner protectors should be used on all bands placed through the eye
of the coil.
They should be sufficient enough to protect against rupture of the band
due to the sharp edges
of the material or too acute of a bend.
d.  A minimum of 3 bands (equally spaced) should be placed through the eye
of the coil.
e.  Bands should be placed on the circumference to the coil as appropriate
for the size,
gage, and grade of metal.
5.  Develop and implement safe placement procedures for banded coils in
order to prevent
damage and/or corrosion to the banding clips.
6.  Develop and implement safe procedures for stacking banded coils in
order to prevent undue
stresses on the bands of the bottom coils.

Issued

Nov 4, 2002

Abate by

Nov 7, 2002

Penalty

Initial $875 · Current $875

Issued

Nov 4, 2002

Abate by

Nov 7, 2002

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $700

Issued

Nov 4, 2002

Abate by

Nov 7, 2002

Penalty

Initial $875 · Current $875

Issued

Nov 4, 2002

Abate by

Nov 12, 2002

Penalty

Initial $875 · Current $875

Issued

Nov 4, 2002

Abate by

Dec 7, 2002

Penalty

Initial $875 · Current $875