OSHA Inspection: SKF USA, INCORPORATED

Issued

Feb 17, 2012

Abate by

Feb 22, 2012

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

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 burn hazards from a rapid steam expansion where a gantry crane
equipped with
hollow metal arms (which contained water) was dipped into a hot molten
salt solution:
(a)SKF USA, Incorporated, 20 Industrial Drive, Hanover, PA - Employee(s)
were
exposed to burn hazards from hot molten salt solution.  A rapid steam
expansion
occurred while performing dipping operations involving a gantry crane that
was
equipped with hollow metal arms (containing water) and dipped into a
molten salt
solution resulting in a rapid steam expansion and the bursting of the
hollow metal
arm and the spraying of hot molten salt, thus exposing an employee to
severe
burns and later death, on or about September 1, 2011.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is to
replace the hollow gantry metal arms with solid metal gantry arms, in
accordance with
NFPA 86 (2011), Section 13.5.15.9.1.
No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Feb 17, 2012

Abate by

Dec 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000

Issued

Feb 17, 2012

Abate by

Mar 14, 2012

Issued

Feb 17, 2012

Abate by

Mar 14, 2012