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

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 crushing hazards: a) Kingsbury, Inc. - On June 13, 2004, an employee operating a Dynatrol Bullard 46 inch Vertical Turret Lathe, Serial number 32293, was exposed to the hazard of crushing injuries after being struck by half of the bearing being bored, weighing approximately 2000 pounds. Written safe work procedures were not developed and/or implemented for machining parts in accordance with ANSI B11.6-2001, Clause 4.2, regarding the user's responsibility for overall workplace safety of personnel. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method of abatement for this hazard is to implement written safe work procedures for machining parts in accordance with ANSI B11.6-2001, Clause 4.2, concerning "User's Responsibility", regarding aspects such as: identifying the recognized hazards for the tasks to be implemented (See Clause 5.1, "Task Hazard Identification"); provide and use protective measures required for those tasks (See Clause 5.2, "Risk Assessment/Risk Reduction" - this risk reduction would include ensuring that the babbitt is thoroughly cleaned out of the bolt holes on the inside of the bearings, to facilitate joining them together; and using a variation of the brass "shims" between the bearing and the serrated jaws to reduce the likelihood of stock slippage); ensuring that tool holders or adapters are securely held by the machine; and instituting training (see Clause 9.6, "Training"). b) Kingsbury, Inc. - On June 13, 2004, an employee operating a Dynatrol Bullard 46 inch Vertical Turret Lathe, Serial number 32293, was exposed to the hazard of crushing injuries after being struck by half of the bearing being bored, weighing approximately 2000 pounds. The employer did not supply, maintain, and enforce the use of work- driving and holding equipment required to perform the operation specific to the lathe. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method of abatement for this hazard is to incorporate ANSI B11.6-1984, Clause 7.1.9, concerning "Work-Driving and Holding Equipment", regarding the responsibility of the employer to supply, maintain, and enforce the use of work-driving and holding equipment required to perform the operation specific to the lathe. Observed on or about 6/14/04. NOTE: ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION OF THIS CONDITION IS REQUIREDN