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Safety Bulletin 21 – Use of emery cloth on metalworking lathes
Alerts industry to specific issues. Normally time sensitive and action may be required.
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Following an incident involving the use of a lathe machine on a bulk carrier, which resulted in a broken arm, the MCA is issuing this safety bulletin to raise awareness of the risks of using emery cloths. The incident occurred when the victim placed a strip of emery cloth over the work piece of the metalworking lathe, and their boiler suit sleeve became caught in the fast-spinning shaft. The use of emery cloths on metalworking lathes is not recommended, and where it must be used, precautions should be taken.
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Published 31 August 2021