OSHA Inspection: EXCALIBUR MACHINE COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Oct 17, 2007

Abate by

Nov 13, 2007

Penalty

Initial $1,625 · Current $1,140 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/caught-between hazards and related crush
injuries from falling loads
that were suspended by below the hook lifting devices (e.g. spreader bars)
and cranes:
A.) Burn Table End/South End Crane - --- Yellow Colored Spreader
Bar/(Spreader
Beam)  -- Marking & Labeling: As of April 19, 2007, the spreader bar was
not
marked with a rated load capacity, safety warning data, and its weight
(i.e. the weight
of the device itself).  The spreader bar was utilized in conjunction with
10-ton North
American Cranes and in the Burn Table Area to lift sheets of steel and
occasionally
"skeletons".
(Reference:  ASME B30.20 Below the Hook Lifting Devices Section 20-1.2.1)
Abatement Note:
Among Other Methods, Feasible and Acceptable means to correct the
conditions noted
above include utilizing a durable substance or device to mark the Spreader
Bar with the
following information: (1.) Rated load capacity (2) Spreader Bar Weight
(3) Safety
Warnings noted in ASME B30.20 Below the Hook Lifting Devices Section
20-1.2.1  (d)
B.) Burn Table End/South End Crane - --- Yellow Colored Spreader
Bar/(Spreader
Beam)  -- Lifting Device Inspections: As of April 19, 2007, A documented
inspection program has not been established for the spreader utilized by
the Linesville,
PA location.  Only, daily before use visual inspections were being
accomplished by the
operators.  The spreader bar was utilized in conjunction with 10-ton North
American
Cranes and in the Burn Table Area to lift sheets of steel and occasionally
"skeletons".
(Reference:  ASME B30.20 Below the Hook Lifting Devices Section 20-1.3.6)
Abatement Note:
Among Other Methods, Feasible and Acceptable means to correct the
conditions noted
above include creating a documentation program for the spreader bar
inspections.  The
inspection record should document critical items such as (1) Loose
components,
connections, or fastners (2) Chains (3) Hooks (4) Linkages (5) Wear at
hook points,
clevises, or pins etc. (6) Beam Sections for Deformation (7) Welds.  The
inspection
record should document the date of inspection, person performing the
inspection, and
required corrective actions.
C.) Burn Table End/South End Crane - --- Yellow Colored Spreader
Bar/(Spreader
Beam) - Training: The spreader bar was utilized in conjunction with 10-ton
North
American Cranes and in the Burn Table Area to lift sheets of steel and
occasionally
"skeletons". Personnel had not been formerly trained on the Spreader Bar's
operation,
use, inspection, and limitations noted in ASME B30.20 Below the Hook
Lifting Devices.
(Reference:  ASME B30.20 Below the Hook Lifting Devices Section 20-1.4.2)
Abatement Note:
Among Other Methods, Feasible and Acceptable means to correct the
conditions noted
above include developing and instituting a formal training class for
employees on the
Spreader Bar and other below the hook lifting devices.  The training class
should cover
at a minimum the training criteria noted in ASME B30.20 Below the Hook
Lifting
Devices Section 20-1.4.2

Issued

Oct 17, 2007

Abate by

Nov 13, 2007

Penalty

Initial $975 · Current $685 Reduced

Issued

Oct 17, 2007

Abate by

Oct 22, 2007

Penalty

Initial $975 · Current $685 Reduced

Issued

Oct 17, 2007

Abate by

Nov 13, 2007

Issued

Oct 17, 2007

Abate by

Nov 13, 2007

Issued

Oct 17, 2007

Abate by

Nov 13, 2007

Issued

Oct 17, 2007

Abate by

Nov 13, 2007

Penalty

Initial $1,625 · Current $1,135 Reduced

Issued

Oct 17, 2007

Abate by

Nov 13, 2007

Penalty

Initial $2,275 · Current $1,590 Reduced

Issued

Oct 17, 2007

Abate by

Nov 13, 2007

Issued

Oct 17, 2007

Abate by

Nov 13, 2007

Penalty

Initial $1,300 · Current $910 Reduced

Issued

Oct 17, 2007

Abate by

Nov 13, 2007

Issued

Oct 17, 2007

Abate by

Oct 22, 2007

Penalty

Initial $2,275 · Current $1,595 Reduced

Issued

Oct 17, 2007

Abate by

Nov 13, 2007

Penalty

Initial $1,300 · Current $910 Reduced

Issued

Oct 17, 2007

Abate by

Nov 13, 2007

Issued

Oct 17, 2007

Abate by

Nov 13, 2007

Issued

Oct 17, 2007

Abate by

Oct 22, 2007