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Worker dragged into dangerous machine
Regularly double-check that pinch points and hazardous areas on machines are properly guarded. A missing guard can not only result in expensive penalties, it can lead to serious injuries, too.
Company: Engineered Metal Solutions, Inc., Attleboro, MA.
Business: Metals manufacturing.
Agency: OSHA.
Fine: $89,000 (proposed).
Reason for fine: A dangerous machine wasn’t properly guarded.
Note: The company jumped onto OSHA’s radar screen following an incident in which a worker was dragged into a metal-forming machine and injured. Investigators also determined that the operation didn’t have a lockout/Tagout program.
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