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: 1. On or about November 10, 2015, the dryer operation rotating cylindrical barrel that was approximately 12 feet wide by 60 feet long had two idler rollers to stabilize the rotating barrel on the north side. The two idler rolls were approximately 12 inches in diameter by 18 inches wide. The ingoing nip points of the rollers were not guarded. 2. On or about November 10, 2015, the number 1 ball mill had a rotating horizontal drive shaft approximately 12 inches in diameter and 10 feet long with a 5 foot diameter coupling between the gear box and air slide spitzer box ventilation system. The guard railing system on both sides was inadequate in that the guard railing barriers did not extend to the associated machinery and had entry gates in the centers on each side that did not have interlocks. The openings were between 10 and 20 inches at both ends of each side. The large rapid rotating drive shaft and coupling were not guarded. 3. On or about November 10, 2015, the number 1 ball mill was a rotating metal barrel 32 feet long and 9.5 feet in diameter with multiple threaded bolt ends protruded from the outside of the barrel approximately 1.5 inches. The rapid rotating ball mill was 17 inches from the top hand rail of the elevated walkway and the bolts that protruded through the outside walls of the barrel were not guarded. ESSROC READY MIX, CORPORATION WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR IT'S EQUIVALENT STANDARD 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION 407102, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 2, AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2012, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT LOT 3 ORDERS LANE WINFIELD, WV 25213.