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A subsequent investigation by Ontario’s Ministry of Labour determined that the lathe’s interlock device, designed to prevent the machine from operating when its sliding door is open, had been bypassed.
As a result, the machine was able to run at full speed with the door open. The ministry also found that the machine’s exposed moving parts, specifically the chuck and the workpiece, were not properly guarded.
Under section 24 of Ontario Regulation 851, machines with exposed moving parts must have adequate guards in place. The ministry concluded that Allied Tooling Technologies failed to ensure compliance with this regulation, constituting a breach of section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health…