date:May 21, 2012
of a previous OSHA citation issued in 2008. The company has until June to abate this violation.
Unprotected bench grinder
The other two violations related to potential hazards from a delta bench grinder.
Firstly, the work rest on the grinder was not adjusted closely to the wheel, risking safety to workers.
Further danger was created as the distance between the grinding wheel and tongue guard was too great.
The distance was corrected on inspection, but came four years after OSHA had ci