OSHA Inspection: INDUSTRIAL STEEL FABRICATION, INC.

Issued

Sep 30, 2005

Abate by

Oct 27, 2005

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $4,000

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 the hazards of press brake dies that did not
have a designation
for the tonnage stroke and shut-height requirements; nor were these
characteristics recorded,
with the records readily available to the die setter.
Employees were exposed to struck by hazards due to using dies with unknown
tonnage stroke
and shut-height designations in the model MTH174-144, serial MT2-199
Wysong Press
Brake.  Should such a die be under rated on tonnage requirements, it could
blow apart under
pressure during use in the press brake.
Feasible Method(s) of Correction:
a)  Determine the appropriate tonnage stroke and shut-height requirements
and
place the
information on the dies or in records.
b)  Obtain appropriate dies from a die tooling manufacturer which meet the
requirements of
ANSI B11.3-1982.
DISCLAIMER:
a)  The employer is not limited to the abatement method(s) suggested by
OSHA.
b)  The employer is responsible for selecting and implementing an
effective abatement
method.
Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this
violation.  The
documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable
measurements or
monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be
helpful.  The
abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citation(s).

Issued

Sep 30, 2005

Abate by

Oct 27, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

Issued

Sep 30, 2005

Abate by

Oct 27, 2005

Issued

Sep 30, 2005

Abate by

Oct 27, 2005

Issued

Sep 30, 2005

Abate by

Oct 27, 2005

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

Issued

Sep 30, 2005

Abate by

Oct 27, 2005

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

Issued

Sep 30, 2005

Abate by

Oct 27, 2005

Penalty

Initial $8,000 · Current $8,000

Issued

Sep 30, 2005

Abate by

Oct 27, 2005