OSHA Inspection: VALLEY PLUMBING INC.

Issued

Mar 22, 2010

Abate by

Mar 25, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

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 hazard of being caught by rotating parts:
Location:  321 North Highland Avenue, Ossining NY 10562
On or about 1/21/10
a) A Ridgid 535 pipe threading machine was operated without a momentary
contact
device
such as a foot pedal.
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.
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). Elements essential to
acceptable safe
operating procedures include at a minimum: 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.

Issued

Mar 22, 2010

Abate by

Mar 25, 2010

Penalty

Initial $450 · Current $450

Issued

Mar 22, 2010

Abate by

Mar 25, 2010

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $750