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

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupation Safety and Health Act 0f 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: amputation injuries from the lack of the development and implementation of specfic "safe distance" safeguarding procedures when operating a mechanical press brake. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to establish and enforce the safeguarding procedures stipulated in ANSI B11.3-1982 and OSHA Instruction CPL- 02-01-025. Essential elements of a safeguarding program would include: 1. Exposure prevention procedures for maintaining a minimum safe distance from the point of operation; 2. Training of operator(s) and helper(s) in the exposure prevention procedures; 3. Supervision to assure that the exposure prevention procedures are being followed; 4. Periodic inspections and annual evaluations of the exposure prevention procedures and program. a.)Delphinus Engineering, shop, 75-ton Cincinnati 3-50 mechanical press brake; On or about 1/5/11, a "safe distance" safeguarding program was not developed and implemented for the employee(s) and helper(s) operating the press brake.