Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 010 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.213(m)(1): The cutting heads of each wood shaper, hand-fed panel raiser, or other similar machine not automatically fed, shall be enclosed with a cage or adjustable guard so designed as to keep the operator's hand away from the cutting edge. The diameter of circular shaper guards shall be not less than the greatest diameter of the cutter. In no case shall a warning device of leather or other material attached to the spindle be acceptable. At an establishment located at 200 Woodland Drive in Random Lake, Wisconsin: a) On or about December 30, 2022, to January 2, 2023, the cutting head on the Onsrud Profiler (S/N: 7825) was not guarded to keep the operator's hand away from the cutting edge. The employee was potentially exposed to laceration, entanglement, and amputation hazards created by the spinning blade while hand-feeding the wood stock into the blade for shaping. b) On or about January 6, 2023, the Porter Cable router that was mounted underneath a router table was not guarded to keep the operator's hand away from the cutting edge as the employee hand-fed wood stock into the cutting area. The employee was exposed to laceration, entanglement, and amputation hazards created by the spinning blade as the operator's hand passed over the blade while pushing the wood stock over the cutting head.