Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003 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. At an establishment located at 5107 County Road C, in Manitowoc, Wisconsin; (a) On or about March 20, 2024, in Bay 4, the Mitsubishi MHT-11 HBBAC horizontal boring machine used to make fixtures exposed employees to struck by hazard from the inadequate and/or unguarded 1) at the tool carriage, 2) pig tail auger, and 3) moving table. (b) On or about March 26, 2024, in Bay 1, New London Engineering conveyor, Model: 800-30"-12'0", S/N: 124220, had an unguarded in running nip point on the outfeed metal chain conveyor exposing employees to caught between hazards when grabbing parts of the line. (c) On or about March 20, 2024, in Bay 4, the key controlling the door interlock for the Mori Seiki MH-1000, S/N: 27 was left in the machine and allowed an employee to turn off the interlock function exposing employees to struck by hazards.