OSHA cited the company for 15 safety violations following an inspection resulting from the January death of a pedestal grinder operator who was killed when the abrasive wheel on the grinder exploded ...

Anyone who’s spent time around a workshop knows the sound. That high, urgent whine of a grinder spinning up, followed by the shower of sparks and the smell of hot metal. Abrasive wheels are everywhere ...

Imagine this scenario: A worker steps up to an abrasive wheel grinder and places a piece of metal against the wheel’s spinning surface. But because the machine was not adjusted correctly, the metal ...