OSHA Inspection: SANCAST, INC. A SUBSIDIARY OF WABTEC

Issued

Jan 17, 2017

Abate by

Feb 6, 2017

Penalty

Initial $9,799 · Current $5,855 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(a)(7): Every temporary floor opening shall have standard railings, or shall be constantly attended by someone.    a. On or about July 18, 2016, located on the melt deck, during the pouring of the furnaces and during the removal of a horizontal pin, an opening was created in the melt deck which exposed the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 9 feet.

Issued

Jan 17, 2017

Abate by

Feb 6, 2017

Penalty

Initial $9,799 · Current $5,855 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d): Application of control. The established procedures for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) shall cover the following elements and actions and shall be done in the following sequence:    a. On or about July 18, 2016, located at the furnace #2 on the melt deck, employees were positioning the furnace in order to remove a pin while equipment and employees were still under the furnace.  The employer failed to implement energy control application steps prior to positioning as the furnace was not shut down [per the 1910.147(d)(2)], sources of energy of 480 volt electrical disconnects isolated [(d)(3)] with LOTO device application [(d)(4)], the dissipation of residual energy in the hydraulics [(d)(5)] and the verification of isolation [(d)(6)], thereby exposing the employees to struck-by and/or caught-between hazard.

Issued

Jan 17, 2017

Abate by

Feb 6, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(ii)(D): Each authorized employee shall affix a personal lockout or tagout device to the group lockout device, group lockbox, or comparable mechanism when he or she begins work, and shall remove those devices when he or she stops working on the machine or equipment being serviced or maintained.  a. On or about July 18, 2016, located on the melt deck, three employees were involved in a group lockout/tagout to remove a pin from a furnace.  Not all employees involved in the pin removal had locks their locks attached to all of the energy isolating devices, thereby exposing the employees to a struck-by and/or caught-between hazard.

Issued

Jan 17, 2017

Abate by

Feb 6, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,471 · Current $7,451 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(g)(1)(v): Pendant control boxes shall be constructed to prevent electrical shock and shall be clearly marked for identification of functions.    a. On or about July 18, 2016, located on a 5 ton Shepard Niles overhead crane, serial number 68768 there was a pendant control box that had its back open, exposing the operators to an electrical shock hazard of approximately 110 volts.      Sancast was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard Section 5(a)(1)which was contained in OSHA inspection number 946923, citation number 1, item number 4 and was affirmed as a final order on May 28, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 535 Clow Lane Coshocton, Ohio 43812.

Issued

Jan 17, 2017

Abate by

Jan 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,839 · Current $4,684 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.243(c)(1): General requirements. Abrasive wheels shall be used only on machine provided with safety guards as defined in paragraph (c) (1) through (4) of this section.      a. On or about July 18, 2016, located on the Foundry Pangborn, an employee was operating a 7/9 inch Milwaukee right angel grinder, model number 6080-20, with a Premier 9 inch grinding wheel without a guard, thereby exposing the employee to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

Jan 17, 2017

Abate by

Feb 6, 2017

Penalty

Initial $68,591 · Current $40,983 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): 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 an electrical shock hazard, burn, struck-by and/or caught-between hazard.       a. On or about July 18, 2016, located on the pour deck, employees operated a 1 ton Budgit electrically motorized trolley chain hoist, model number BEHC-0116, with a pendant control box that was no longer constructed to prevent electrical shock of 110 volts.     b. On or about July 18, 20116, located on the pour deck, there was a Budgit electrically motorized trolley chain hoist, model number BEHC-0116, without any legible indication of the hoist's capacity, thereby exposing the employees to a burn, struck-by, and/or caught-between hazard.      SanCast was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard Section (5)(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 946923, citation number 1, item number 4 and was affirmed as a final order on May 28, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 535 Clow Lane Coshocton, Ohio 43812.

Issued

Jan 17, 2017

Abate by

Feb 6, 2017

Penalty

Initial $78,386 · Current $46,898 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Every open-sided floor or platform 4 feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level shall be guarded by a standard railing (or the equivalent as specified in paragraph (e)(3) of this section) on all open sides except where there is entrance to a ramp, stairway, or fixed ladder. The railing shall be provided with a toeboard wherever, beneath the open sides,    a. On or about July 18, 2016, located on the melt deck, there was an opening in a section of standard rail that would not prevent employees from a fall, thereby exposing the employees to a fall of approximately 4 feet 8 inches.     Sancast was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.23(c)(1) which was contained in OSHA inspection 910120, citation number 1, item number 1 and inspection 946923, citation number 2, item number 1 which was affirmed as a final order on May 28, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 535 Clow Lane Coshocton, Ohio 43812.

Issued

Jan 17, 2017

Abate by

Feb 6, 2017

Penalty

Initial $48,994 · Current $29,274 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): The procedures shall clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, the following:    a. On or about July 18, 2016, located at the melt deck at Furnace #1, Furnace #2 and Furnace #3, employees were exposed to machine struck-by and/or caught-between and/or electrical shock hazards due to the employer having an inadequate procedure that did not include specific required information for employees performing servicing/maintenance activities. The procedure did not include: a specific statement of the intended use of the procedure [(c)(4)(ii)(A)], all of the equipment's sources of energy to include steps to isolate an electrical disconnect to a hydraulic pump and to block the gravity of a furnace [(c)(4)(ii)(B)], specific requirements for the placement and removal of lockout devices [(c)(4)(ii)(C)], and specific requirements for verifying the effectiveness of the lockout/tagout devices.      Sancast was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(B), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 946923, citation number 1, item number 6 and was affirmed as a final order on May 28, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 535 Clow Lane Coshocton, Ohio 43812.

Issued

Jan 17, 2017

Abate by

Feb 6, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(g)(1)(i): Wiring and equipment shall comply with subpart S of this part.  a. On or about July 18, 2016, located on the melt deck at a 5 ton Shepard Niles overhead crane, model number 68768, the employer did not ensure that there was no damage to the jacket of the multiple conductor cable to the 110 volt pendant control box.