Most Frequently Cited SeriousManufacturing

FY2009

OSHA Federal DataOSHA Federal Data

January 2010January 2010

#1 1910.212 (a)(1)

• Press Brakes• CPL 02-01-025 - CPL

2-1.25 - Guidelines for Point of Operation Guarding of Power Press Brakes

Light Curtains are one method of guarding.

#1 1910.212 (a)(1)

• Lathes• Need a chip guard for

many operations• When jaws extend

past chuck, a guard would be needed.

#1 1910.212 (a)(1)

• Printing presses• They must be

guarded at the in running nip points of the rollers.

#1 1910.212 (a)(1)

• Injection Molding Machine

• Most have interlocked gate as a guarding means.

#1 1910.212 (a)(1)

• Tube Benders• Pressure mats can be

used to avoid the tubes that are being bent.

#1 1910.212 (a)(1)

• Conveyors rotating parts

• The in running nip of the roller fabric and the driver roller can guarded.

#2 1910.1200(e)(1)

• No written hazard communication program

• Must contain a list of hazardous chemicals

#3 1910.1200(h)

• No training employees in the hazards of chemicals

• Signs and symptoms of exposure

• Emergency response• Health hazards

#4 1910.23(c)(1)

• Open sided floors were not guarded.

• Catwalks, mezzaines, and docks could be cited for this.

#5 1910.147(c)(4)(i)

• This is a common item found in many inspection.

• Boilers, conveyors, cutting machines are common items most commonly left out.

#6 1910.151(c)

• No Eye wash

#7 1910.212(a)(3)(ii)

• Cited for unguarded point of operations

• Point of operation is the area on a machine where work is actually performed upon the material being processed.

#7 1910.212(a)(3)(ii)

• Hydraulic Press• Cited under this

standard vs. the 1910.217 which is for MECHANICAL Presses.

• Similar guarding is required.

#7 1910.212(a)(3)(ii)

• Metal Cutting Saws

Unused portion of the blade must be guarded as shown.

#7 1910.212(a)(3)(ii)

• Vertical Bandsaw• Adjustable guard to

height of product• Many injuries by

guiding product into POO

• Handling cold slippery products will increase chances of slipping into POO

#7 1910.212(a)(3)(ii)

• Radial Arm Saws cutting metal

• Lower blade awareness device

• Retracts to original position

• Does not extend past plane of table

• Anti-kick back device

#7 1910.212(a)(3)(ii)

• Shears• Guards must prevent

entry to cutting blade. • This shear have had

its “finger” guards are bent back in violation.

• The slide fails to say that the guard must also prevent access to the hold-downs,

#8 1910.178(L)(1)

• No forklift training

#9 1910.134(e)(1) (NEW)

• No medical evaluation for employees using respirators.

#10 1910.147(c)(1)

• No Written lockout program

Resources

• www.osha.gov• Compliance Assistance Specialists in OSHA

offices• On-site Consultation• Quick Takes

http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes• OSHA Quick Cards• Comments or Corrections go to John Newquist• Newquist.john@dol.gov 312-353-5977

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