Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 005 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding were 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. On or about 17 November, 2016 and at times prior thereto, the employer did not provide a method of machine guarding in the following instances: a. Underneath the foam pouring platform, employees were working on the roller while it was still rotating, exposing the employee to the hazard of being caught in the machinery. b. To the left of the foam pouring platform leading to the TDI offloading area, a picketed roller to the right, and in close proximity of the descending stairwell, was unguarded, exposing employees to the hazard of being struck by and or being caught in the machinery. c. On the conveyor just outside of the foam pouring tunnel, a vertical saw blade that would move back and forth to cut the foam pieces while they moved down the conveyor was unguarded, exposing the employees to being struck by and or being caught in the machinery.