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

Section 5(a)1 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish to each of his employees 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: At Southern Gear & Machine Inc., Miami, FL. a.At the deburring department, employees were exposed to caught by hazards when used a drill press (Cummins, Model C117F) that lacked a provision to prevent restart following power restoration, on or about 11/08/2010. b.At the deburring department, employees were exposed to caught by hazards when used a drill press (Maskiner, No. 112930) that lacked a provision to prevent restart following power restoration, on or about 11/08/2010. c.At the mold lathe department, an employee was exposed to caught by hazards when used a precision honing machine (Sunnen, Model 4H01) which has its pedal not unprotected against unexpected or accidental tripping, on or about 2/9/2011. Among the feasible abatement methods to correct Instances a and b is to provide and install a magnetic switch to prevent automatic restart following power restoration. Among the feasible abatement methods to correct Instance c is to enclose the pedal as appropriate to prevent unexpected or accidental tripping. Note:Certification of abatement must be submitted for this citation item.ion