OSHA Inspection: G & J MACHINE SHOP, INC.

Issued

Nov 1, 2006

Abate by

Nov 6, 2006

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000

General-duty citation text

North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of North Carolina:
The employer did not furnish each of his employees conditions of
employment and a place of employment free
from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or
serious physical harm to employees in
that employees were exposed to rotating/whipping "stop" inside spindle
tube:
a)The employer failed to implement an adequately protective procedure to
protect the tailman
from being struck by a rotating/whipping "stop" inside spindle tube on
August 25, 2006.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct
this hazard are:
1-To develop procedures for two man operation of lathe in which the
tailman does not
have to soley depend on the observation of the operator to protect him
from being
struck. This could include use of sensor mat or switch for tail man to
insure lathe will
not operate until tail man is in safe position.

Issued

Nov 1, 2006

Abate by

Nov 6, 2006

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000