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Violation Detail

Standard Cited: 19100212 A01 General requirements for all machines.

Inspection Nr: 1629839.015

Citation: 01007

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Status: Abatement Completed

Initial Penalty: $10,151.00

Current Penalty: $5,075.50

Issuance Date: 01/06/2023

Nr Instances: 1

Nr Exposed: 4

Abatement Date: 10/02/2023

Gravity: 10

Report ID: 0523900

Contest Date:

Final Order: 02/02/2023

Related Event Code (REC):

Emphasis:

**Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History**
Type	Latest Event	Event Date	Penalty	Abatement Due Date	Citation Type
Penalty	P: Petition to Mod Abatement	06/02/2023	$5,075.50	10/02/2023	Serious
Penalty	I: Informal Settlement	02/02/2023	$5,075.50	05/26/2023	Serious
Penalty	Z: Issued	01/06/2023	$10,151.00	02/06/2023	Serious

Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 007 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) Production area; The manual work area of the MHM screen printing machines was not adequately guarded to protect employees from being struck by the rotating metal pallets.

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