OSHA Inspection: UNITED TUBE CORPARATION

Issued

May 16, 2017

Abate by

Aug 11, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,873 · Current $5,324 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 point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    a) On or about January 31, 2017 the employer failed to ensure that effective guarding was in place on the in feed rollers of the steel coil entry area. Barrier guarding was not in place to protect employees from contact with the rollers.    b) On or about January 31, 2017 the employer failed to ensure that effective guarding was in place on the take up reel portion of the slitter line. Employees were not protected from the ingoing nip point of the reels and coils. Additionally employees were not protected from the movement of the coils.     c) On or about January 31, 2017 the employer failed to ensure that effective guarding was in place on the hot  metal  slag coil of the short run weld mill.       d) On or about January 31, 2017 the employer failed to ensure that effective guarding was in place on the chamfer machine. Effective chip guards were not in place to protect employees from chips and sparks. The employer used cardboard in place of conventional guarding mechanisms.

Issued

May 16, 2017

Abate by

Aug 11, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,873 · Current $5,324 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):    a) On or about January 31, 2017 the employer failed to ensure that effective guarding was in place at the point of operation on the Yoder weld mill. The mill did not contain any guarding to prevent employees from coming into contact with the rollers during operation.     b) On or about January 31, 2017 the employer failed to ensure that effective guarding was in place on the Seco slitter. Guarding was not in place to prevent employees from coming into contact with the slitters themselves.     c) On or about January 31, 2017 the employer failed to ensure that effective guarding was in place on the bar straightener. No guarding was present on the equipment to prevent employees from coming into contact with the straightening rollers on the front or entry side of the equipment. At the time of inspection the equipment was ran without the use of foot controls.

Issued

May 16, 2017

Abate by

Aug 11, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $3,803 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:      On or about January 31, 2017 the employer did not ensure that periodic inspection of the machine specific procedures was conducted for equipment with which employees would be required to service, maintain, or setup. Equipment includes but is not limited to slitters, take up coils, chamfers, weld mills, and straighteners.

Issued

May 16, 2017

Abate by

Aug 11, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,873 · Current $5,324 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3): All energy isolating devices that were needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment were not physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s):    On or about January 31, 2017, the employer did not ensure that employees tasked with setting up the brush machine isolated the hazardous energy of the equipment prior to performing the work. Potentially hazardous energies include pneumatic, electrical, and mechanical.