OSHA Inspection: UNITED STATES PIPE AND FOUNDRY COMPANY, LLC

Issued

Feb 16, 2006

Abate by

Feb 24, 2006

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $4,000 Reduced

Issued

Feb 16, 2006

Abate by

Feb 24, 2006

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,500 Reduced

Issued

Feb 16, 2006

Abate by

Feb 24, 2006

Issued

Feb 16, 2006

Abate by

Mar 1, 2006

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

Issued

Feb 16, 2006

Abate by

Mar 1, 2006

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Issued

Feb 16, 2006

Abate by

Feb 23, 2006

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,800 Reduced

Issued

Feb 16, 2006

Abate by

Feb 22, 2006

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

Issued

Feb 16, 2006

Abate by

Feb 24, 2006

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000

Issued

Feb 16, 2006

Abate by

Feb 23, 2006

Penalty

Initial $5,000

Issued

Feb 16, 2006

Abate by

Feb 24, 2006

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

Issued

Feb 16, 2006

Abate by

Feb 24, 2006

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $2,000 Reduced

Issued

Feb 16, 2006

Abate by

Mar 8, 2006

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

Issued

Feb 16, 2006

Abate by

Feb 24, 2006

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

Issued

Feb 16, 2006

Abate by

Feb 24, 2006

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,800 Reduced

Issued

Feb 16, 2006

Abate by

Feb 23, 2006

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced

Issued

Feb 16, 2006

Abate by

Feb 22, 2006

Penalty

Initial $25,000 · Current $12,500 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 struck by hazards:
a)Melting Department, Charging crane - On or about 08/16/05, the hook on
the overhead
crane did not have a safety latch.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard would be the
installation of a safety latch on the hook as recognized in
1910.181(j)(2)(ii) which states "Safety
latch type hooks shall be used wherever possible."  Also to comply with
the requirements of the
American National Standard for Safety Requirements for Melting and Pouring
of Metals in
Metalcasting Industry Z241.2 Section 5.3.2.3 - Hooks and the American
Society of Mechanical
Engineers Standard ASME B30.10-1993, Hooks, Section 10-1.1.1.2(b).
UNITED STATES PIPE AND FOUNDRY WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A
VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS
EQUIVALENT STANDARD 5(A)(1) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN INSPECTION
NUMBER 308058510, CITATION NUMBER 01, ITEM NUMBER 001, ISSUED ON
4/25/2005, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 2023 ST. LOUIS AVE,
BESSEMER, AL 35020.

Issued

Feb 16, 2006

Abate by

Feb 24, 2006

Penalty

Initial $25,000 · Current $15,000 Reduced

Issued

Feb 16, 2006

Abate by

Feb 24, 2006

Penalty

Initial $12,500 · Current $10,000 Reduced

Issued

Feb 16, 2006

Abate by

Feb 23, 2006

Penalty

Initial $25,000 · Current $12,500 Reduced

Issued

Feb 16, 2006

Abate by

Mar 1, 2006

Penalty

Initial $25,000 · Current $12,500 Reduced

Issued

Feb 16, 2006

Abate by

Feb 22, 2006

Penalty

Initial $17,500 · Current $10,000 Reduced

Issued

Feb 16, 2006

Abate by

Feb 22, 2006

Issued

Feb 16, 2006

Abate by

Feb 24, 2006

Penalty

Initial $12,500 · Current $3,500 Reduced

Issued

Feb 16, 2006

Abate by

Feb 24, 2006

Penalty

Initial $25,000 · Current $12,500 Reduced