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29 CFR 1910.213(d)(1): Circular handfed cross-cut table saw(s) were not guarded by an automatically adjusting hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and above the material being cut: (a) Road Bear RV Rental & Sales @ 7685 Dahlia Street, Commerce City, CO 80022: On and before June 25th, 2013 the employer did not ensure the point of operation on the Ryobi 10" table saw in the shop, was guarded at the exposed portion of the blade, to prevent employees from having any part of their body in the danger zone during operating cycles. This condition exposed the employee to the hazard of amputation. Abatement Note: This particular saw is used to cut wood. To properly guard the saw: (a)Each circular hand-fed ripsaw shall be guarded by a hood. (1)The hood shall completely enclose that portion of the saw above the table and that portion of the saw above the material being cut. (2)The hood and mounting shall be arranged so that the hood will automatically adjust itself to the thickness of and remain in contact with the material being cut but it shall not offer any considerable resistance to insertion of material to saw or to passage of the material being sawed. (3)The hood shall be made of adequate strength to resist blows and strains incidental to reasonable operation, adjusting, and handling, and shall be so designed as to protect the operator from flying splinters and broken saw teeth. It shall be made of material that is soft enough so that it will be unlikely to cause tooth breakage. (4)The hood shall be so mounted as to insure that its operation will be positive, reliable, and in true alignment with the saw; and the mounting shall be adequate in strength to resist any reasonable side thrust or other force tending to throw it out of line. (b)Each hand-fed circular ripsaw shall be furnished with a spreader to prevent material from squeezing the saw or being thrown back on the operator. (1)The spreader shall be made of hard tempered steel, or its equivalent, and shall be thinner than the saw kerf. (2)The spreader shall be of sufficient width to provide adequate stiffness or rigidity to resist any reasonable side thrust or blow tending to bend or throw it out of position. (3)The spreader shall be attached so that it will remain in true alignment with the saw even when either the saw or table is tilted.(c)Each hand-fed circular ripsaw shall be provided with nonkickback fingers or dogs so located as to oppose the thrust or tendency of the saw to pick up the material or to throw it back toward the operator. They shall be designed to provide adequate holding power for all the thicknesses of materials being cut.