OSHA Inspection: PETER GROTTO PLUMBING & HEATING INC

Issued

Jun 8, 2006

Abate by

Jun 13, 2006

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $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 the hazard of being caught by rotating parts:
Location: Lots 18 & 19
On or about 5/24/06,
a) The foot pedal for the Rigid 300 T2 pipe threading machine was damaged
and bypassed. It
was missing the pedal and pedal cover and the outer insulation of its
electric cord was damaged.
The machine was operated by the forward-reverse switch.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT
METHOD TO CORRECT THE HAZARD IS: to establish and enforce adequate safe
operating procedures. Procedures such as those stipulated in American
National Standard
for portable Pipe Threading Machines (ANSI B208.1 1982). Elements
essential to an
acceptable safe operating procedure include at a minimum: 1.Installation
of a momentary
contact device (deadman foot switch) to control power input to the
machine. This device
would automatically stop the machine and the rotating pipe if the
operator's foot was
removed from the foot switch for any reason.
NOTE: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the
inspection case
file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of
abatement for this
violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Jun 8, 2006

Abate by

Jun 13, 2006

Penalty

Initial $450 · Current $300 Reduced

Issued

Jun 8, 2006

Abate by

Jun 13, 2006

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $500 Reduced

Issued

Jun 8, 2006

Abate by

Jul 12, 2006

Issued

Jun 8, 2006

Abate by

Jul 12, 2006