Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 016 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) Machine Shop, Pacific Press Brake - The employer failed to ensure that one or more methods of machine guarding, such as a barrier guard, was provided to protect employees from struck-by and crushing hazards created by inadvertent contact with the point of operation of the press when accessing the area behind the press to retrieve stored materials. b) Machine Shop, Cincinnati Shear - The employer failed to ensure that one or more methods of machine guarding, such as a barrier guard, was provided to protect employees from struck-by and crushing hazards created by inadvertent contact with the point of operation of the shear when accessing the area behind the shear to retrieve stored materials. c) Machine Shop, Verson #1 Press Brake (West) - The employer failed to ensure that one or more methods of machine guarding, such as a barrier guard, was provided to protect employees from struck-by and crushing hazards created by inadvertent contact with the point of operation of the press when accessing the area behind the press to retrieve stored materials. d) Machine Shop, Verson #2 Press Brake (East) - The employer failed to ensure that one or more methods of machine guarding, such as a barrier guard, was provided to protect employees from struck-by and crushing hazards created by inadvertent contact with the point of operation of the press when accessing the area behind the press to retrieve stored materials. e) Lathe Department, the no name green lathe (West) - The employer failed to ensure that one or more methods of machine guarding, such as a chuck guard, was provided to protect employees from entanglement hazards created by the unguarded rotating chuck when the lathe was used to grind and finish metal rolls. f) Lathe Department, the no name lathe (West) - The employer failed to ensure that one or more methods of machine guarding, such as a chuck guard, was provided to protect employees from entanglement hazards created by the unguarded rotating chuck when the lathe was used to grind and finish metal rolls. g) Century Department, Delta Drill Press #1 - On October 22, 2014, the employer failed to ensure one or more methods of machine guarding, such as an adjustable chuck and bit guard, was provided to protect employees from an entanglement hazard created by the rotating chuck and bit when the Delta Drill Press #1 was used to drill holes in metal stock. An employee operating the drill press was wearing gloves and had his fingers near the rotating bit.