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

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2): Guard design. The safety guard shall cover the spindle end, nut, and flange projections. The safety guard shall be mounted so as to maintain proper alignment with the wheel, and the strength of the fastenings shall exceed the strength of the guard, except: (i) Safety guards on all operations where the work provides a suitable measure of protection to the operator, may be so constructed that the spindle end, nut, and outer flange are exposed; and where the nature of the work is such as to entirely cover the side of the wheel, the side covers of the guard may be omitted. a) On 1/17/2024 the employer did not ensure that the Paragon Centerless Grinder (model #RC-20B), where employees were working, utilized adequate machine guarding method such as but not limited to, suitable measures of protection to the operators. In that employees were exposed to rotating parts of the equipment rotating at 3000 RPMs, as employees reached in to adjust parts. b) On or before 1/17/2024 the employer is requiring employees to reach into the point of operations of the Paragon Centerless Grinder (model #RC-20B) utilizing a wooden stick (12"-18") in order to adjust parts that are coming from the grinding wheels. This exposes employee to caught-in hazards.