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

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding were not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: (a) Superior Farms at 4900 Clarkson Street, Denver, CO 80216: On or about August 2, 2019 the employer did not ensure that three augers located in the basement under the production area were effectively guarded. This conditions exposed employees to rotating parts. (b) Superior Farms at 4900 Clarkson Street, Denver, CO 80216: On or about August 2, 2019 the employer did not ensure that a Dayton Mill press in the maintenance shop and storage area was effectively guarded. This conditions exposed employees to rotating parts. (c) Superior Farms at 4900 Clarkson Street, Denver, CO 80216: On or about August 2, 2019 the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from injury, in that the area where carcasses exit the de-hider station, specifically from the floor to the bottom of the hanging carcass, is not guarded to prevent employees coming in contact with the moving equipment when its in operation. This condition exposed employees to struck-by and rotating part hazards.