Kvp Falcon Plastic Belt, Inc. | Occupational Safety and Health Administration osha.gov

Violation Detail

Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph

Inspection Nr: 300251303

Citation: 01001

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Status: X

Initial Penalty: $3,500.00

Current Penalty: $2,100.00

Issuance Date: 02/11/2002

Nr Instances: 1

Nr Exposed: 1

Abatement Date: 03/29/2002

Gravity: 10

Report ID: 0523900

Contest Date:

Final Order:

Related Event Code (REC): A

Emphasis:

**Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History**
Type	Latest Event	Event Date	Penalty	Abatement Due Date	Citation Type	Failure to Abate Inspection
Penalty	I: Informal Settlement	03/12/2002	$2,100.00	03/29/2002	Serious
Penalty	Z: Issued	02/11/2002	$3,500.00	02/22/2002	Serious

Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: STRUCK BY

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 are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees in that employees were exposed to: (1) Frigoscandia spiral conveyor system, hazard of being caught in pinch points created by the rotating cage spoke member of the spiral conveyor and stationary compression tube member. (2) Frigoscandia spiral conveyor system, hazard of being struck by the rotating cage spoke member of the spiral conveyor. At the job site located in the Kraft Foods Inc., Tombstone Pizza plant in Medford, Wisconsin on or about 23 September, 2001, employees of KVP Falcon Plastic Belting Inc. were installing plastic conveyor belting on the Frigoscandia spiral conveyor while the conveyor was in motion. During this activity at least one employee was inside the revolving structure of the conveyor while it was in motion and the conveyor's operation was being controlled by another employee outside the structure, who was not always in direct visual contact with the employee on the inside. A feasible and acceptable means of abatement would be to prohibit employees from entering the drum of the spiral conveyor when it is in motion. The American Society of Mechanical Engineer's ANSI B20.1-2000 Safety Standard for Conveyors and Related Equipment: Prohibit the practice of riding in/on the conveyor during belt installation. Riding on conveyors not specifically designed for riding is prohibited by Section 5.12(d). (1) Establish a program and procedure to install belts on a spiral conveyor without having to go inside the cage and climb the structural members while the spiral conveyor is in motion. Included in the written program should be a job hazard analysis that identifies all the hazards that are associated with the installation of belts on a spiral conveyor. (2) Establish a training program to train employees in the installation of belts on spiral conveyors without having to go inside the spiral conveyor to "RIDE" the conveyor during the installation process.

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