Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 103535795
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 04/21/1989 X
Initial Penalty: $810.00
Current Penalty: $810.00
Issuance Date: 04/06/1989
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 20
Related Event Code (REC): A
Gravity: 09
Report ID: 0522500
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Emphasis:
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: CRUSHING
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: 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: a) Dept. 560, press line, injection molding machine I-2000, being struck and/or crushed by falling mold(s) while adjusting and/or changing molds on horizontal injection molding machines due to inadequate mold changing or adjusting procedures, employees training and supervision. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to establish and enforce an adequate injection molding machine adjusting and mold changing procedure as stipulated by ANSI B151.1-1984, Section 4.2 and 7.1 American National Standard for Plastics Machinery, Safety Requirements for Construction, Care, and use of Horizontal injection Molding Machines and the Preface of the manufacturer's machine manual. Essential elements of this procedure include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following: -Development of written operating procedures for mold adjusting and changing operations specifying that molds are to be in the closed position and secured to the overhead hoist prior to loosening the attachment bolts in order to adjust or remove the mold for changing. -Instruction and training of employees, performed on a periodic basis. in recognition of hazards associated with mold adjusting and changing and the operating procedures developed for performing this activity safely. -Provide adequate supervision by a responsible management official to assure the written operating procedures for mold adjusting and changing operations are being properly followed. -Review and evaluate this program on a periodic basis to assure it is functioning as intended.
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