Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001 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 pinch point, rotating and moving parts: On or about November 13, 2014, and times prior to at 1881 Bekaert Drive in Van Buren, Arkansas in the Wire Drawing area, the opening between the draw and take-up was not guarded to prevent contact with moving traverse on the following wire draw machines: (a) Morgan Koch, #1030602M (b) Jupiter, #1030603 (c) Jupiter, #1031004 (d) Jupiter, #1031005 (e) Jupiter, #1031106 (f) OBX, #1030807 (g) BAZ, #1030708 (h) BAZ, #1030709 (i) BAZ, #1030710 (j) BAZ, #1031011 (k) Morgan Koch, #1030812M (l) Jupiter, #1030513 (m) CAZ, #1031014 (n) BAZ, #1031015 (o) BAZ, #1031016 (p) CAZ, #1031117 (q) CAZ, #1031118 (r) CAZ, #1031019 (s) Jupiter, #1030820 (t) Jupiter, #1030821 (u) Jupiter, #1030922 In the Wire Drawing area, the opening to the coupling on the bottom of the following wire Drawing machines was not covered to prevent contact with rotating parts: (v) Morgan Koch, #1030602M (w) Jupiter, #1030603 (x) Jupiter, #1031004 (y) Jupiter, #1031005 (z) Jupiter, #1031106 (aa) OBX, #1030807 (bb) BAZ, #103708 (cc) BAZ, #1030709 (dd) BAZ, #1030710 (ee) BAZ, #1031011 (ff) Morgan Koch, #1030812M (gg) Jupiter, #1030513 (hh) CAZ, #1031014 (ii) BAZ, #1031015 (jj) BAZ, #1031016 (kk) CAZ, #1031117 (ll) CAZ, #1031118 (mm) CAZ, #1031019 (nn) Jupiter, #1030820 (oo) Jupiter, #1030821 (pp) Jupiter, #1030922 In the Strand area, guarding was not furnished on the following Strand machines to protect employees from contact with rotating parts: (qq) #1080131 (rr) #1080132 (ss) #1080133 (tt) #1080134 (uu) #1080135 (vv) #1080136 (ww) #1080137 (xx) #1080138 (yy) #1080139 (zz) #1080140 (aaa) #1080141 (bbb) #1080142 In the Fencing area, the walk-though openings on the following Field Fence machines were not guarded to protect employees from contact with moving parts: (ccc) F1 (ddd) F2 (eee) F3 (fff) F4 (ggg) F5 (hhh) F6 In the Fencing area, guarding was not provided at the operator's stand on the following machines to protect employees from contact with moving parts: (iii) Field Fence 8 (jjj) Field Fence 9 (kkk) Field Fence 10 (lll) Field Fence 11 (mmm) Field Fence 13 (nnn) Field Fence 15 (ooo) In the Wire Drawing area, guarding was not furnished over the pulley guides on the left side of the Morgan Koch, #1030602M Wire Drawing machine. This condition exposed employees to contact with rotating parts and pinch point hazards. (ppp) In the Horse Fencing area, guarding was not furnished over the rotating spool on Horse Fence Machine #16. Employees were exposed to contact with rotating parts. On the Hill, the following Gaucho Machines were not guarded to protect employees from contract with rotating parts: (qqq) On the Galvanizing Line, employees were not protected from being struck by elevating spools and wire. On the Hill, the following barbed wire Gaucho machines were not guarded to protect employees from contact with rotating parts: (rrr) Machine 01 (sss) Machine 02 (ttt) Machine 03 (uuu) Machine 04 (vvv) Machine 05 (www) Machine 06 (xxx) Machine 07 (yyy) Machine 08 (zzz) Machine 09 (aaaa) Machine 10 (bbbb) Machine 11 (cccc) Machine 12 (dddd) Machine 13 (eeee) Machine 14 (ffff) Machine 15 (gggg) Machine 16 (hhhh) Machine 17 (iiii) Machine 18 (jjjj) Machine 19 (kkkk) Machine 20 (llll) Machine 21 (mmmm) Machine 22 (nnnn) Machine 23 (oooo) Machine 24 (pppp) Machine 25 (qqqq) Machine 25 (rrrr) Machine 26 (ssss) Machine 27 (ttttt) Machine 28 (uuuu) Machine 29 (vvvv) Machine 30 (wwww) Machine 31 (xxxx) Machine 32 (yyyy) Machine 36 The Bekaert Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 315973578, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on March 21, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at 1881 Bekaert Drive in Van Buren, Arkansas.