OSHA Inspection: GUYAN MACHINERY COMPANY

Issued

2005-03-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2005-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $400.00

General-duty citation text

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 fractures and lacerations from an unintentional
actuation of a foot
pedal not protected by a guard.
a.Machine shop - An employee used a King Machine vertical lathe with
unguarded foot pedals that were used to control the rotation of the chuck,
as
determined on 1/28/05.
Abatement Note:  Foot pedals should be guarded on 3 sides to prevent
accidental
activation caused by falling or moving objects or accidentally stepping on
the foot
pedal.ng

Issued

2005-03-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2005-04-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $300.00 · Current $300.00