OSHA Inspection: T & B TUBE COMPANY

Issued

Feb 12, 2014

Abate by

Apr 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,390 · Current $2,695 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines, whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.    a. Production Department - On or about November 26, 2013, the employer did not have the points of operations completely guarded, in that the mill #1,  Yoder M, 1 1/2 ERW Tube Mill, was not guarded from inadvertent contact and did not prevent an employee from reaching into the points of operation, thereby exposing employees to crushing and amputation type injuries.      b. Production Department - On or about November 26, 2013, the employer did not have the points of operations completely guarded, in that the mill #2,  Yoder M,  2 ERW Tube Mill, was not guarded from inadvertent contact and did not prevent an employee from reaching into the points of operation, thereby exposing employees to crushing and amputation type injuries.      c.  Production Department - On or about November 26, 2013, the employer did not have the points of operations completely guarded, in that the mill #5,  T.H. Lemont WU25 Mill, was not guarded from inadvertent contact and did not prevent an employee from reaching into the points of operation, thereby exposing employees to crushing and amputation type injuries.      d. Production Department - On or about November 26, 2013, the employer did not have the points of operations completely guarded, in that the mill #6,  OTO Mill, was not guarded from inadvertent contact and did not prevent an employee from reaching into the points of operation, thereby exposing employees to crushing and amputation type injuries.      e.  Production Department - On or about November 26, 2013, the employer did not have the points of operations completely guarded, in that the cutoff /re-cut,  Yoder P-40, was not guarded in that it did not prevent an employee from reaching into the equipment, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with points of operations.  f. Removed during Informal Conference  g.  Production Department - On or about November 26, 2013, the employer did not have the points of operations completely guarded, in that the cutoff /re-cut,  Alpha MDLarf-12-48 83-769 84-786, serial number 141, was not guarded in that it did not prevent an employee from reaching into the equipment, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with points of operations.    h.  Production Department - On or about November 26, 2013, the employer did not have the points of operations completely guarded, in that the cutoff /re-cut,  Alpha 21-TM01, was not guarded in that it did not prevent an employee from reaching into the equipment, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with points of operations.