Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001A Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(1): The employer did not ensure that each circular hand-fed ripsaw was guarded by a hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and that portion of the saw above the material being cut. The hood and mounting shall be arranged so that the hood will automatically adjust itself to the thickness of and remain in contact with the material being cut but it shall not offer any considerable resistance to insertion of material to saw or to passage of the material being sawed. The hood shall be made of adequate strength to resist blows and strains incidental to reasonable operation, adjusting, and handling, and shall be so designed as to protect the operator from flying splinters and broken saw teeth. It shall be made of material that is soft enough so that it will be unlikely to cause tooth breakage. The hood shall be so mounted as to insure that its operation will be positive, reliable, and in true alignment with the saw; and the mounting shall be adequate in strength to resist any reasonable side thrust or other force tending to throw it out of line. This violation occurred on or about March 12, 2018, when an employee was allowed to operate a table saw that was not guarded. The employee was exposed to amputation hazards.