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

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 an amputation hazard from the rotating/moving blade: a) Production Area - Provision was not made to prevent the Amada horizontal metal cutting band saw model #HA 250W from automatically restarting upon restoration of power after a power source failure. b) Production Area - Provision was not made to prevent the Do-All horizontal metal cutting band saw model #C-916A from automatically restarting upon restoration of power after a power source failure. Among others methods, one feasible and acceptable means of abatement in an event of interruption in the electrical supply to the saw would be to provide an electrical device that is designed to prevent the saw from restarting automatically when power is restored, such as a magnetic restart or similar device as prescribed by the American National Standard Institute for Metal Sawing Machines, ANSI B11.10-2003, Section 6.11. In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.