ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- Every year, machine accidents result in thousands of serious injuries and hundreds of deaths. The moving parts of a machine can cut or crush, flying debris can cause eye ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- We've all had the experience of doing what we thought was a favor for someone, only to have it rejected or unappreciated. If machine guards were human, I believe they ...

Machine guarding is one of OSHA's Top 10 most cited violations year after year, despite tough regulations and fines that attempt to quell the machine safety crisis. Injuries stemming from a lack of ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) recently voted unanimously to vacate two machine-guard citations lodged against employers by the Occupational Safety and Health ...

A common mistake employers make is assuming new equipment for their facilities will have necessary machine guarding that meets OSHA requirements. Prevention of employee injuries should be a primary ...

Machine Guarding provides an OSHA-based comprehensive overview of general machine safeguarding practices associated with hazardous machine components, motions, and actions. In general, machine guards ...

A machine that sizes and cuts rubber hose severed a 52-year-old woman’s right arm just nine days after she starting a new job as a machine operator at Parker Hannifin Corp.’s Kennett, Mo., worksite.

Operators of a nip-roll system with a barrier guard find they must remove the machine’s guard a few times each shift to clear obstructions. How many jams do you think it will take before they start ...

A worker had two fingers crushed by a hydraulic ram in a sausage roll machine in another UK food manufacturing incident in which machine guard issues were a contributory factor. The 26 year-old worker ...

Lack of understanding of OSHA machine guard regulations continues to make machine safeguarding one of OSHA's Top 10 violations. Machine guarding is one of OSHA's Top 10 most cited violations year ...