Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(3): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee who wore prescription lenses while engaged in operations that involved eye hazards wore eye protection that incorporated the prescription in its design, or wore eye protection that could be worn over the prescription lenses without disturbing the proper position of the prescription lenses or the protective lenses: (a) This violation was observed on or about January 20, 2015 and January 21, 2015, in the metal shop; where an employee, who was helping fabricate gutters, was using a portable angle grinder to smooth welded seams. The employee was wearing prescription lenses that did not incorporate eye protection into the design of the glasses. The employee was not provided with nor was he wearing eye protection over the prescription lenses. (b) This violation was observed on or about January 21, 2015, in the metal shop; where an employee, who was helping fabricate aluminum doorframes, was using a vertical mill to bore holes in the frames. The employee was wearing prescription lenses that did not incorporate eye protection into the design of the glasses. The employee was not provided with nor was he wearing eye protection over the prescription lenses. (c) This violation was observed on or about January 20, 2015 and January 21, 2015, in the metal shop; where an employee was using a band saw to cut metal stock. The employee was wearing prescription lenses that did not incorporate eye protection into the design of the glasses. The employee was not provided with nor was he wearing eye protection over the prescription lenses.