Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 004A Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not 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: (a) In the Converting Room, Converting Machine #1 had no interlock for the hinged plexiglass guard, that covered the zingers, to protect Machine Operators from the hazard of ingoing nip points. This condition exposed workers to amputation injury. (b) In the Converting Room, Converting Machine #2 had no interlock for the hinged plexiglass guard, that covered the zingers, to protect Machine Operators from the hazard of ingoing nip points. This condition exposed workers to amputation injury. (c) In the Converting Room, Converting Machine #3 had no interlock for the hinged plexiglass guard, that covered the zingers, to protect Machine Operators from the hazard of ingoing nip points. This condition exposed workers to amputation injury. (d) In the Converting Room, Converting Machine #5 had no interlock for the hinged plexiglass guard, that covered the zingers, to protect Machine Operators from the hazard of ingoing nip points. This condition exposed workers to amputation injury. (e) In the Converting Room, the Wizard Machine adjacent to Converting Machine #1 had no guarding in place for rotating parts, such as the seal bar, on the south side of the machine to protect Machine Operators from the hazard of ingoing nip points. This condition exposed workers to amputation injury.