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

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact. (a) On or about October 2, 2019 at die cast machine #2, HPM Castmaster II 400 ton SN#74159 and die cast machine #3, HPM Castmaster II 600 ton SN#78043, the employer did not provide personal protective equipment for the eyes, face, head, extremities, protective clothing, and protective shields and barriers in that 1250 degree Fahrenheit molten aluminum (burn hazard) was spitting from the top of the die cast machines onto the die cast employees below who were only provided with safety glasses, synthetic sleeves, gloves, and a combustible plywood barrier.