OSHA Inspection: BEKAERT CORPORATION

Issued

Apr 21, 2015

Abate by

Apr 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent):    On or about November 13, 2014, and times prior to, at 1881 Bekaert Drive in Van Buren, Arkansas, in the Fencing area, standard railing was not provided on the backside of the elevated platform to Field Fence Machine 6.  Employees were exposed to falls from elevation.

Issued

Apr 21, 2015

Abate by

Jun 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $3,000 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):    On or about November 13, 2014, and times prior to, at 1881 Bekaert Drive in Van Buren, Arkansas, in the Fencing area, the back of the following Fence machines were not guarded to protect employees from contact with the cutting blade and moving parts:        (a)    Field Fence 1      (b)    Field Fence 2      (c)    Field Fence 3      (d)    Field Fence 4      (e)    Field Fence 5      (f)    Field Fence 6

Issued

Apr 21, 2015

Abate by

May 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven (7) feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed:    On or about November 13, 2014, and times prior to, at 1881 Bekaert Drive in Van Buren, Arkansas, in the Fencing area, guarding was not furnished over the chain & sprocket at the back right side of Field Fence Machine 4.  Employees were exposed to contact with nip points.

Issued

Apr 21, 2015

Abate by

May 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(i)(2): Revolving surfaces of shaft coupling(s) were not covered by a safety sleeve:    On or about November 13, 2014, and times prior to, at 1881 Bekaert Drive in Van Buren, Arkansas, in the Fencing area, the shaft arm for the sprockets to Field Fence Machine 4 was not guarded.  Employees were exposed to contact with rotating parts.

Issued

Apr 21, 2015

Abate by

Jun 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $35,000 · Current $17,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by pinch point, rotating and moving parts:    On or about November 13, 2014, and times prior to at 1881 Bekaert Drive in Van Buren, Arkansas in the Wire Drawing area, the opening between the draw and take-up was not guarded to prevent contact with moving traverse on the following wire draw machines:         (a)    Morgan Koch, #1030602M       (b)    Jupiter, #1030603       (c)    Jupiter, #1031004       (d)    Jupiter, #1031005       (e)    Jupiter, #1031106       (f)     OBX, #1030807       (g)    BAZ, #1030708       (h)    BAZ, #1030709       (i)     BAZ, #1030710       (j)     BAZ, #1031011       (k)    Morgan Koch, #1030812M       (l)     Jupiter, #1030513       (m)   CAZ, #1031014       (n)    BAZ, #1031015       (o)    BAZ, #1031016       (p)    CAZ, #1031117       (q)    CAZ, #1031118       (r)    CAZ, #1031019       (s)    Jupiter, #1030820       (t)    Jupiter, #1030821       (u)   Jupiter, #1030922    In the Wire Drawing area, the opening to the coupling on the bottom of the following wire Drawing machines was not covered to prevent contact with rotating parts:             (v)    Morgan Koch, #1030602M       (w)   Jupiter, #1030603       (x)    Jupiter, #1031004       (y)    Jupiter, #1031005       (z)    Jupiter, #1031106       (aa)   OBX, #1030807       (bb)   BAZ, #103708       (cc)   BAZ, #1030709       (dd)   BAZ, #1030710       (ee)   BAZ, #1031011       (ff)    Morgan Koch, #1030812M       (gg)   Jupiter, #1030513       (hh)   CAZ, #1031014       (ii)      BAZ, #1031015       (jj)     BAZ, #1031016       (kk)    CAZ, #1031117       (ll)      CAZ, #1031118       (mm)  CAZ, #1031019       (nn)    Jupiter, #1030820       (oo)    Jupiter, #1030821       (pp)    Jupiter, #1030922     In the Strand area, guarding was not furnished on the following Strand machines to protect employees from contact with rotating parts:           (qq)    #1080131        (rr)     #1080132        (ss)    #1080133        (tt)     #1080134        (uu)    #1080135        (vv)    #1080136        (ww)   #1080137        (xx)    #1080138        (yy)    #1080139        (zz)    #1080140        (aaa)  #1080141        (bbb)  #1080142     In the Fencing area, the walk-though openings on the following Field Fence machines were not guarded to protect employees from contact with moving parts:             (ccc)    F1       (ddd)   F2       (eee)   F3       (fff)     F4       (ggg)   F5       (hhh)   F6    In the Fencing area, guarding was not provided at the operator's stand on the following machines to protect employees from contact with moving parts:         (iii)         Field Fence 8      (jjj)        Field Fence 9      (kkk)      Field Fence 10      (lll)         Field Fence 11      (mmm)  Field Fence 13      (nnn)     Field Fence 15        (ooo)  In the Wire Drawing area, guarding was not furnished over the pulley guides on the left side of the Morgan Koch, #1030602M Wire Drawing machine.  This condition exposed employees to contact with rotating parts and pinch point hazards.          (ppp)  In the Horse Fencing area, guarding was not furnished over the rotating spool on Horse Fence Machine #16.  Employees were exposed to contact with rotating parts.    On the Hill, the following Gaucho Machines were not guarded to protect employees from contract with rotating parts:        (qqq)  On the Galvanizing Line, employees were not protected from being struck by elevating spools and wire.     On the Hill, the following barbed wire Gaucho machines were not guarded to protect employees from contact with rotating parts:         (rrr)       Machine 01       (sss)      Machine 02       (ttt)       Machine 03       (uuu)     Machine 04       (vvv)     Machine 05       (www)    Machine 06       (xxx)     Machine 07       (yyy)     Machine 08       (zzz)      Machine 09       (aaaa)   Machine 10       (bbbb)   Machine 11       (cccc)    Machine 12       (dddd)   Machine 13       (eeee)   Machine 14       (ffff)     Machine 15       (gggg)  Machine 16       (hhhh)  Machine 17       (iiii)       Machine 18       (jjjj)     Machine 19       (kkkk)   Machine 20       (llll)       Machine 21       (mmmm)  Machine 22       (nnnn)   Machine 23       (oooo)  Machine 24       (pppp)  Machine 25       (qqqq)  Machine 25       (rrrr)     Machine 26       (ssss)   Machine 27       (ttttt)    Machine 28       (uuuu)   Machine 29       (vvvv)   Machine 30       (wwww) Machine 31      (xxxx)    Machine 32      (yyyy)    Machine 36    The Bekaert Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 315973578, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on March 21, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at 1881 Bekaert Drive in Van Buren, Arkansas.