Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard: CRUSHING

Code of Virginia-Section 40.1-51.1.(a): 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 when the foot treadle for the clamp on the Lawson Pacemaker shear (serial # CA1795) was not guarded to prevent accidental actuation by falling or moving objects, or by someone accidentally stepping on it. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to guard the treadle with a cover.e