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

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposed an employee to injury, was not guarded. The guarding device was not designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle. On or about 11/28/2018, employees from Metso Minerals Industries Inc. were exposed to hazards such as those created by point of operation. The following equipment did not have guarding devices designed and constructed as to prevent the operators from having any part of their bodies in the danger zone during the operating cycle: a) An Allen Drill Press in the maintenance department, no identifiable serial or model number, was inadequately guarded. The guard was did not fully enclosed the chuck and drill bit during operation. b) A Carlton Radial Arm Drill in the synthetic department, no identifiable serial or model number, was inadequately guarded. The guard was did not fully enclosed the chuck and drill bit during operation. Metso Minerals Industries Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(iii) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1021286, citation number 1, item number 5, issued on 4/02/2015, and was affirmed as a final order on 4/27/2018, with respect to a workplace located at 1402 E. Veterans Memorial Parkway, Truesdale, MO 63380.