Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 004 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven (7) feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed: a) On or about November 4, 2015, the employed failed to ensure that sprocket wheels and chains providing mechanical power to the conveyors of the low temp and #1 furnaces were completely guarded. Areas of guarding on the hazard areas were missing, only half covered, partially covered, or missing completely. b) On or about November 4, 2015, the employed failed to ensure that sprocket wheels and chains providing mechanical power to the control arms and movers of the bar blaster were effectively guarded in that no cover or barrier guarding was present to protect the employees from the hazardous area. Republic Steel was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 942545, citation number 1, item number 8 and was affirmed as a final order on May 1, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 401 Rose Ave. SE, Massillon, OH. Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, the employer must submit an abatement plan with (25 days) describing the steps it is taking to ensure compliance, including an explanation of how these steps protect its employees from fall hazards. Every 30 days thereafter, the employer shall submit a progress report stating how employees are being protected from fall hazards; whether it is meeting the schedule set for in its abatement plan, and if not why not; and whether it is maintaining the protections that have already been installed.