OSHA Inspection: ALCOA

Issued

Jul 3, 2007

Abate by

Jul 10, 2007

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500

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 falls:
(a)  Access to cranes: Werner fiberglass ladder was not manufactured to
meet the safety
standards for fixed ladders.  In accordance with ANSI Standard A 14-3
Section 9.3.1 Intended
Use:  "Ladder use shall be restricted to the purpose for which the ladder
is designed."  The
ladder was also used in a vertical position not the manufacturer's
requirement of a 75 degree
angle.  These ladders were in use on all the cranes in the potroom.  CM&S,
READING and
NORTHERN cranes were in use.
Among other abatement methods, feasible and useful, one method of
abatement would be to
ensure that all crane access ladders are designed and maintained in
accordance with the
manufacturers' specifications.

Issued

Jul 3, 2007

Abate by

Jul 10, 2007

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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 being struck by falling material:
(a)  Job-made brick buckets were not prooftested, marked as to weight,
load capacity,
manufacturer and serial number and were not inspected by competent persons
to ensure they
were safe.
Among other abatement methods, feasible and useful, one method of
abatement would be to
comply with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers standard for
Below the Hook Lifting
Devices (ASME B30.20-1999) Chapter 20-1 "Structural and Mechanical Lifting
Devices."

Issued

Jul 3, 2007

Abate by

Jul 16, 2007

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

Issued

Jul 3, 2007

Abate by

Jul 10, 2007

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

Issued

Jul 3, 2007

Abate by

Jul 10, 2007

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

Issued

Jul 3, 2007

Abate by

Jul 10, 2007

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

Issued

Jul 3, 2007

Abate by

Jul 10, 2007

Issued

Jul 3, 2007

Abate by

Jul 9, 2007

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

Issued

Jul 3, 2007

Abate by

Jul 10, 2007

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

Issued

Jul 3, 2007

Abate by

Jul 10, 2007

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

Issued

Jul 3, 2007

Abate by

Jul 10, 2007