Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100219 F03 Mechanical power-transmission apparatus.
Inspection Nr: 1230600.015
Citation: 01009
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 08/16/2017 2
Initial Penalty: $11,408.00
Current Penalty: $6,844.80
Issuance Date: 08/10/2017
Nr Instances: 2
Nr Exposed: 8
Related Event Code (REC): R
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0625400
Contest Date:
Final Order: 09/25/2017
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 09/25/2017 | $6,844.80 | 08/16/2017 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 08/10/2017 | $11,408.00 | 08/16/2017 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 009 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed. On or about 1 May 2017, and at times prior thereto, employees performing box making activities on the large gluer were working in close proximity to exposed sprocket wheels and chains less than seven feet from the floor, exposing the employees to hazard of being struck by or caught in the moving chains and sprocket wheels. A) Employees feed boxes into the gluer while standing and kneeling directly next to an unguarded vertical chain which raises and lowers the feed table. B) Employees adjust the glue head on the machine in the vicinity of an unguarded diagonally running chain which powers the rollers.