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 crushing hazards: Metal shop, robotic welding area - Employees were exposed to crushing hazards when they entered the welding robot's restricted envelope. ANSI R15.06 states in section 6.3.2.1 that "Presence-sensing safeguarding devices . . . shall cause immediate stopping action of hazardous motion within the restricted envelope . . .". Presense-sensing devices were located in front of three work stations, but the sides of the benches were not guarded against employees entering the robot's restricted envelope. Continuing the coverage of the existing presence-sensing devices to completely surround the robot, as is the case with the other robot, would effectively eliminate the hazard. In the alternative 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Machine guarding was not provided to protect operator(s) and other employees from crushing hazards(s) created by the movement of the welding robot arm: Employees are able to enter the restricted envelope of the robot which exposes them to crushing hazards from the movement of the robot arm.t