Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
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Nr: 304142045 | Citation: 01001B | Issuance: 03/20/2001 | ReportingID: 0522000 | ||
Viol Type: | Serious | NrInstances: | 4 | Contest Date: | 04/12/2001 |
Abatement Date: | 04/20/2001 | Nr Exposed: | 10 | Final Order: | 11/14/2001 |
Initial Penalty: | REC: | Emphasis: | |||
Current Penalty: | Gravity: | 10 | Haz Category: | CRUSHING |
Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History | |||||||
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Type | Event | Date | Penalty | Abatement | Type | FTA Insp | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 03/20/2001 | 04/20/2001 | Serious | |||
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 11/14/2001 | 04/20/2001 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001B 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: (a) Employee(s) were exposed to amputations or crushing injuries in that press brakes were protected by means of light curtains which were not properly adjusted, which had cells/beams taped over and which were positioned too close to the point of operation/danger zone. One feasible and acceptable means for abating this condition would include training operators/maintenance employees to ensure the original and ongoing competency of employees responsible for maintaining, setting up or operating foot-pedal activated press brake(s) and for adjusting/setting light curtains as the primary form of point of operation guarding. Training should include, but may not be limited to: the principles associated with blanking cells/beams on light curtains in accordance with the individual manufacturer's specifications; the requirement for and/or knowledge necessary to determine the safe distance that guards should be positioned from the danger line/point of operation based on the required opening as specified in the individual manufacturer's specification and in American National Standards Institute (ANSI) B11.19; and the necessity of verifying/checking the safe distance of point of operation guarding at the time of each set up, at the change of jobs, at the change of each shift.