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

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 amputation from high pressure water operating at 38,000 pounds per square inch (PSI): a. On or about 07/28/2005, in the strip and wash shop: Employees operate high pressure Pratt& Whitney/NLB waterjetting equipment at a working pressure of 38,000 PSI. The Waterjetting equipment was defective in that the safety trigger switch was not operational leading to the hazard of amputation if the gun was dropped because the switch would not disengage and the 38,000 PSI stream could hit the operator. b. On or about 07/28/2005, in the strip and wash shop: Employees were not trained to inspect the equipment for defects. Among others some feasible abatement methods are to follow the safety procedures in the manufacture's operations manual, including but not limited to the following: 1.(Sec. 5.5) Require the daily inspection of the equipment and replacement of worn or defective equipment. 1.(Sec. 10.2) Provide operator training about high pressure waterjetting equipment. Abatement certification must be submitted for this Item.