Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc. Northwest, tray/slice room, Marchant Schmidt, Inc. tray line conveyors: (a) tray line conveyor slicer 4, model M03109001, serial no. 35028 026, connecting to tray turn checkweigh conveyor M03063001, serial no. 35028 012; (b) tray line conveyor slicer 3, model M03108001, serial no. 35028 025; (c) tray line conveyor slicer 2, model M03107001, serial no. 35028 024; (d) tray line conveyor slicer 1, model M03106001, serial no. 35028 023; Employees were exposed to in-going nip points and caught-in hazards from unguarded horizontal flat belts and sprocketed drive shafts on the above referenced Marchant Schmidt, Inc. tray line conveyors. Interlocked barrier guards were removed or otherwise bypassed for production purposes, exposing employees to serious injury in the event they inadvertently contacted the danger zone associated with the operating tray line conveyor belts. Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).