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

29 CFR OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to caught between/entanglement hazards posed by the rotating steel mandrel shaft in the manual lathe while hand polishing it using abrasive strips (emery cloth) with a gloved hand : On or about November 19, 2020, in the machine shop area, an employee was using their gloved right hand while polishing a steel mandrel shaft on the Meuser & Co. GMBH manual lathe while holding an abrasive Emory cloth material around the rotating part. The friction created between the Emory cloth and/or the glove and the rotating part entangled the Emory cloth and the gloved hand of the employee around the mandrel shaft in the direction of rotation. The employee sustained significant hand injuries including a broken wrist and amputated index finger.