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 point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: (a) On the production floor in the Extruder area: On April 20, 2015 and at times prior to; the employer exposed employees to an in-running nip point hazard from the 4 pull rollers on each of the 16 old extruder machines. (b) On the production floor in the Extruder area: On April 20, 2015 and at times prior to; the employer exposed employees to an in-running nip point hazard from the single pull roller on each of the 15 new extruder machines. Twitchell Technical Products, LLC, 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 314540691, citation number 1, item number 4 and was affirmed as a final order on October 13, 2010, with respect to a workplace located at 4031 Ross Clark Circle, Dothan, AL.