Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100212 A01 General requirements for all machines.
Inspection Nr: 1076213.015
Citation: 01003C
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $27,500.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 10/07/2015
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 2
Abatement Date: 11/10/2015
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0522000
Contest Date: 10/27/2015
Final Order: 05/25/2016
Related Event Code (REC): C
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 05/25/2016 | $0.00 | 11/10/2015 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 10/27/2015 | $27,500.00 | 11/10/2015 | Repeat | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 10/07/2015 | $27,500.00 | 11/10/2015 | Repeat |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003C 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. a. In the Production Area on the Treif #2 machine, a machine operator's fingers were exposed to an amputation hazard from a 3/4 inch gap between the two metal guards enclosing the blade. b. In the Production Area on the Treif #1 and #2 machines, machine operators were exposed to a amputation hazard while unjamming the swirl roll product by opening the Plexiglas cover on an inadequate machine safeguarding system. Sugar Creek Packing Co. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 916022, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on August 14, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 1241 N. Gettysburg Avenue, Dayton, OH 45417.