OSHA Inspection: GPPC

Issued

Mar 30, 2011

Abate by

Apr 7, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,250 · Current $2,250

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 the hazard of being struck by an abrasive wheel on a
Milwaukee Heavy Duty
14 inch cut off saw, catalog number 6176-20, serial number 968F910191257:
(a)In the shaded break area on the north side of the museum, the 14 inch
diameter
abrasive wheel on a Milwaukee Heavy Duty 14 inch cut off saw, catalog
number
6176-20, serial number 968F910191257, was used to grind down the diameter
of
a hammer drill bit.  The end of the bit was too large to fit in the hammer
drill's
chuck.  Employees lifted the moveable guard on the saw, held the bit in
their
hands, and used the side of the abrasive wheel to grind down the diameter
of the
bit.  Employees were exposed to the hazard of being struck by the wheel.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard
is to follow the instructions in the Operator's Manual for the Milwaukee
Heavy
Duty 14 inch cut off saw, catalog number 6176-20, serial number
968F910191257.  On page 3 the manual states in part: "SPECIAL SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS - ABRASIVE CUT-OFF MACHINES, Wheel Instructions, 1.
Use only the edge (not the sides) of the wheel for cutting.  Machine
Instructions,
9. Always keep the guard in place.  11.  Never make any free hand cuts.
Always
place the workpiece between the vise and fence when making cuts."

Issued

Mar 30, 2011

Abate by

Apr 4, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,250 · Current $2,250

Issued

Mar 30, 2011

Abate by

Apr 7, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $4,500