Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: CAUGHT

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employmnent 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 having their clothes and body entangled in the rotating parts of the Rigid pipe threader. (a)On or about 7/15/94, at 2nd floor - S/E corner Employees had operated a Rigid pipe threader which was operated by a toggle switch that would not automatically shut the machine off if its operator was caught in the moving parts. ABATEMENT NOTE: Among other methods, one feasible method to reduce this hazard is to establish and enforce adequate procedures such as those stipulated in American National Standards for portable pipe threading machines (ANSI B208.1 1982) Elements essential to an acceptable safe operating procedure include at a minimum: 1 -Installation of a momentary contact device (dead mans foot switch) to control power input to the machine. This device would automatically stop the machine and the rotating pipe if the operators foot was removed from the switch for any reason. 2 -Provide training and education to the machine operator concerning all the appropriate procedures for the safe operation and use of this type of machinery.