Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc. On or about April 10, 2018 the employer failed to ensure that effective machine guarding was in place on the Atom 25 ton hydraulic travelling head die cutting press, model G888. Employees operate the press by actuating a manual override switch on the bottom right panel of the operator side. The two hand controls equipped on the machine were not functional and in need of repair. No other guarding was in place on the equipment to protect employees.