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Violation Detail

Standard Cited: 19100219 A02 Mechanical power-transmission apparatus.

Inspection Nr: 1181334.015

Citation: 01004B

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Date: 04/19/2017 2

Initial Penalty: $9,760.00

Current Penalty: $0.00

Issuance Date: 03/24/2017

Nr Instances: 2

Nr Exposed: 24

Related Event Code (REC): R

Gravity: 10

Report ID: 0523400

Contest Date:

Final Order: 04/18/2017

Emphasis:

**Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History**
Type	Latest Event	Event Date	Penalty	Abatement Due Date	Citation Type	Failure to Abate Inspection
Penalty	I: Informal Settlement	04/18/2017	$0.00	04/19/2017	Serious
Penalty	Z: Issued	03/24/2017	$9,760.00	04/19/2017	Serious

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

29 CFR 1910.219(a)(2): Vertical and inclined belts (paragraphs (e) (3) and (4) of this section) if not more than two and one-half (2 1/2) inches wide and running at a speed of less than one thousand (1,000) feet per minute, and if free from metal lacings or fastenings were not guarded with a nip-point belt and pulley guard. (a) In the Converting Room, the Wizard Machine (located adjacent to and north of Converting Machine #1) had no interlock for the hinged plexiglass door(s) on its north side to protect machine operators from the hazard of ingoing nip-point associated with an inclined belt and pulley. This condition exposed workers to amputation injury. (b) In the Converting Room, drive belts on Converting Machine #1 were not guarded. This condition exposed workers to amputation injury. (c) In the Converting Room, drive belts on Converting Machine #2 were not guarded. This condition exposed workers to amputation injury. (d) In the Converting Room, drive belts on Converting Machine #3 were not guarded. This condition exposed workers to amputation injury. (e) In the Converting Room, drive belts on Converting Machine #4 were not guarded. This condition exposed workers to amputation injury. (f) In the Converting Room, drive belts on Converting Machine #5 were not guarded. This condition exposed workers to amputation injury.

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