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

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices,electronic safety devices, etc. a)On 1/02/2020 an employee was conducting production operations on a LeBlond Lathe (Ser # 8E-4038 U4212), operating at 1000 RPMS, while polishing a 4' X 2" metal rod, the employee was wearing rubber gloves while holding a piece of sand paper. The employee was moving up and down the metal rod, the glove was caught, resulting in the employee being pulled into the lathe. This was due to the chuck area not having a guarding method such as but not limited to either barrier guards or electronic safety guards that would prevent employees from accessing the rotating parts.