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) Ridley USA Inc. Located at 546 Willow Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524: On and preceding December 3, 2018, the employer did not ensure that one or more methods of machine guarding was provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards created by a screw conveyor blade. Employees used a sliding door to regulate flow of grain products through a grate and into a screw conveyor. The grate openings were large enough to allow the workers to fit their fingers through and contact the moving products and blades. Additionally, the grate openings were not secured, which led to regular displacement while covered in grain and other products, leaving the blades fully exposed but not visible. As a result of a grate becoming displaced while covered with a cold beans product, an operator was not able to see the uncovered conveyor blade, and his boot became entangled in the blade when he stepped onto the pile of beans in the area where the grate was normally located. This condition exposed employees to amputation hazards.