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Eastham Forge Case

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COVERAGE: Eastham Forge, Inc. is a forging shop that makes steel billet from steel alloys, heat treat in the furnace and saw cut to the required specific sizes. Eastham Forge, Inc. covered under the OSHAct because they receive raw material and deliver products out of state. Eastham Forge, Inc. operates under a parent company name Eastham Enterprises, Inc that is located at 4710 Bellaire St, Houston, TX 77401, whereas the shop is located at 1050 Neches St, Beaumont, TX – 77701. The Shop operates 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. There are 77 employees working in the shop. The facility is non-union. SCOPE AND PURPOSE: An inspection was conducted at Eastham Forge, Inc. shop located at 1050 Neches St, Beaumont, TX – 77701 to address am amputation. …show more content…

• James Fondrick: Eastham Forge, Inc. • Ryan Johns: Eastham Forge, Inc. • John R. Worthy: Eastham Forge, Inc. WALK-AROUND: CSHOs were accompanied by John Worthy and Ryan Johns for a walk-around to the incident site. Measurements and Photographs were taken and Mr. Worthy was instructed to do the same if he chooses. INSPECTION FINDINGS: After CSHOs walk-around and interviews, it was observed that the victim (Eusebio Avalos) was cutting a metal test bar of size 5 inch long, 6 inch width x 6 inch length (test bar is a small piece of metal used as a sample) in a saw shop#2 on a hydraulic bandsaw model # HYDMECH – H22A. At the time of the incident, the victim was adjusting the test bar from his left hand, while adjusting the vise from his right hand by operating a switch as part of his routine work. The employee inadvertently closed the vise and caught in between his left index finger. Following are CHSOs findings: 1) Employer only provided on the job training to the band saw operators and was no written standard operating procedure available for bandsaw operators. 2) Pinch point instructions were not found on the bandsaw machine. The instruction labels were installed after the incident as part of

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