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

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 the hazard of being pulled into and crushed by rotating parts of a pipe threading machine: a)Center of Building - A Rigid 300 pipe threading machine with a groover attachment, serial number illegible, was activated by a toggle switch that would not automatically shut the machine off if the operator was inadvertently caught up in its rotating parts; on or about 10/6/94. ABATEMENT NOTES: Among other methods, one feasible method to reduce this hazard is to install and maintain a momentary contact (deadman) foot switch in accordance with ANSI B208.1-1982.