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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 24 August 2016, the employer failed to provide machine guarding to protect operator(s) and other employees from hazard(s) created by the following machines: a. 357 Anoca. The machine did not have a guard on the rear part of the machine. This allowed the employees to gain access when they would load sheet metal into the rear of the machine. b. SM-171 Bystronic Suction Cup Feeder. Machine is an automatic fed machine and there is no guarding to prevent employees from gaining access to the moving parts of the machine. This exposed employees to a struck by and caught in hazard. c. SM-191 Bystronic Auto Feeder. Machine is an automatic fed machine and there is no guarding to prevent employees from gaining access to the moving parts of the machine. This exposed employees to a struck by and caught in hazard. d. Amada Pega SM-231. Machine is an automatic fed machine and there is no guarding to prevent employees from gaining access to the moving parts of the machine. This exposed employees to a struck by and caught in hazard. Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).