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

29 CFR 1910.265(c)(18)(i): Standards. Construction, operation, and maintenance of conveyors shall be in accordance with American National Standard B20.1-1957, which is incorporated by reference as specified in Sec. 1910.6. At an establishment located at W3955 Mill Road in Bryant, Wisconsin, the employer did not provide machine guarding to protect operators and other employees in the machine areas from hazards during the following instances: a) On or about January 8, 2025, in the C Mill on the green chain, the conveyor creates nip points where the guarding has gaps where the chain moves over rollers on the bottom side of the green chain conveyor. b) On or about January 8, 2025, on the edger, the feed conveyor is not guarded and has an ingoing nip point near the edger position. c) On or about January 8, 2025, on the slab trim, the conveyor is not guarded and has an ingoing nip point on each side of the conveyor belt. d) On or about January 8, 2025, in the C Mill at the Roll Case an exposed chain and sprocket were exposing employees to amputation hazards. e) On or about January 8, 2025, at the board line chain, three-line chain conveyors have exposed chain and sprockets and were exposing employees to amputation hazards.