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. a. On or about March 3, 2024, employees were not protected from hazards, including an ingoing nip point, with effective machine guarding designed to prevent the employees from contacting the moving parts of the Laminator during production activities. Employees performed normal production activities, including quality assurance checking and adjustments of material passing through the rollers on the rear side of the Laminator 2/LAMN-102 coating station, with the machine's physical barrier guard removed and safety switches bypassed with tape. International Converter LLC was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard or its equivalent standard, 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1467533, citation number 1, item number 5 and was affirmed as a final order on July 31, 2020, with respect to a workplace located at 17153 Industrial Highway, Caldwell, OH 43724.