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

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 employees were exposed to an unsafe work practice caused by the lack of precision in machine control: FRORIEP VERTICAL TURRET LATHE: TWO EMPLOYEES WERE INJURED IN SEPARATE ACCIDENTS THAT INVOLVED THE LACK OF CONTROL OF THE HEAD (TOOL) DURING POSITIONING. THE TOOL TRAVELED TOO FAR, STRIKING ROTATING PARTS AND CUSING THE PART(S) TO BE THROWN AT THE OPERATORS. ALTHOUGH THE COMPANY INVESTIGATED THE FIRST ACCIDENT AND DEVELOPED A COMPANY POLICY REGARDING THE OPERATION OF THIS LATHE, THE POLICY WAS NOT EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENTED AND EMPLOYEES WERE NOT EFFECTIVELY TRAINED. ONE FEASIBLE AND USEFUL METHOD TO CORRECT THE HAZARD, AMONG OTHERS, IS TO: 1.REVIEW AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI) STANDARD B11.6, SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, CARE AND USE OF LATHES, AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS, TO DEVELOP A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SAFEGUARDING AND TRAINING TO LATHE OPERATORS. 2.IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE ENGINEERING AND/OR ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS TO REDUCE/ELIMINATE EXPOSURE TO THE FRORIEP VERTICAL TURRET LATHE BY THE LATHE OPERATORS.