OSHA Inspection: TENARIS COILED TUBES, LLC

Issued

Feb 26, 2014

Abate by

Mar 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):    The employer does not guard the point of operation on all machines whose operation exposes employees to injury.       a. This violation occurred on or about February 20, 2014, in the welding section of payoff line #1 where employees were exposed to a crushed-by hazard when operating welding hold down clamps without a point of operation guard.       b. This violation occurred on or about February 20, 2014, in the welding section of payoff line #2 where employees were exposed to a crushed-by hazard when operating welding hold down clamps without a point of operation guard.         c. This violation occurred on or about February 20, 2014, in the welding section of payoff line #3 where employees were exposed to a crushed-by hazard when operating welding hold down clamps without a point of operation guard.         d. This violation occurred on or about February 20, 2014, in the welding section of payoff line #4 where employees were exposed to a crushed-by hazard when operating welding hold down clamps without a point of operation guard.       Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that all the point of operations on all machines are guarded.