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Standard Cited: 19100212 A01 General requirements for all machines.

Inspection Nr: 1410951.015

Citation: 01002

Citation Type: Other

Abatement Status: Corrected During Inspection

Initial Penalty: $13,260.00

Current Penalty: $5,000.00

Issuance Date: 10/03/2019

Nr Instances: 1

Nr Exposed: 1

Abatement Date:

Gravity:

Report ID: 0522000

Contest Date:

Final Order: 10/22/2019

Related Event Code (REC): R

Emphasis:


Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History
Type Latest Event Event Date Penalty Abatement Due Date Citation Type Failure to Abate Inspection
Penalty I: Informal Settlement 10/22/2019 $5,000.00   Other  
Penalty Z: Issued 10/03/2019 $13,260.00   Serious  

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

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): "Machine guarding" 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. a) On or about 6/21/2019 an employee was operating a SMT Tube Bender (ID 21188) and was exposed to a caught in hazard while conducting setup operations due to the lack of safe guards to protect the operator. The safety mat allowed the employee to be exposed to a caught in hazard due to the mat not working properly. The employees could activate the foot pedal while standing on the safety mat.

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