Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003A Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point of operation of machinery was not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle. In The Alternative 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(6)(i): Each employee less than 4 feet (1.2 m) above dangerous equipment was not protected from falling into or onto the dangerous equipment by a guardrail system or a travel restraint system, unless the equipment was covered or guarded to eliminate the hazard. On or about February 8, 2018, and times prior thereto, the employer failed to provide machine guards and/or guardrail system to prevent employees that were feeding plastic film into the EGAN extruder from having any part of their body in the danger zone where there were rotating parts and/or a moving screw.