OSHA Inspection: REYNOLDS FLEXIBLE PACKAGING

Issued

Jan 22, 2010

Abate by

Feb 24, 2010

Penalty

Initial $4,550

General-duty citation text

40.1-51.1(a) of the Code of Virginia:  The employer, Reynolds Flexible
Packaging, did not furnish a place of
employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or
likely to cause death or serious
physical harm to employees in that employees were operating a
Clausing-Metosa 13" lathe, Model C1330S,
(located in the Maintenance Shop), which exposed them to an amputation
injury, without having been trained
and instructed on the safe operation of the lathe.
On December 28, 2009, at their Grottoes, Va facility, an employee was
using a Clausing-Metosa 13" lathe to
polish a shaft that was approximately 20" in length with a 1" diameter.
An emery cloth approximately 24" long
and 1" wide was being used to polish the last 6" of the shaft.  The shaft
was moving counterclockwise at 660
rpms.   The employee had placed the emery cloth underneath the shaft and
was using both hands to control the
movement of the cloth.  The employee was wearing cut resistant gloves.  As
the shaft moved counterclockwise
with the emery cloth in place, the employee's right hand became too close
to the shaft at which time the glove
was caught by the shaft and pulled his hand into the shaft.  He received
an amputation injury to four fingers and
knuckle area of the right hand.  The employer had not trained and
instructed employees in the safe method of
performing any operation on the type of lathe the employee would be
required to operate to include the
appropriate personal protective equipment to be used, or not used, for
specific tasks.
One feasible and acceptable method, among other methods, to correct this
hazard would be to train and instruct
employees in the safe method of performing any operation on the type of
the lathe the employee would be
required to operate or set up to include not wearing gloves for this
particular task such as that called for by
ANSI B11.6-1984, American National Standard Safety Code for Machine Tools
and Lathes, Safety
Requirements for the Construction, Care and Use.