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

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle. a. On or before November 29, 2018, the employer failed to ensure that the point of operation including the pressure die, clamp die, bend die, and collet pads on the Comco KB-70 bender (model: KB-70NS; S/N: K-02707-N) was guarded during the complete operation cycle, thereby exposing employees to caught-in and struck-by hazards. b. On or before December 19, 2018, the employer failed to ensure that the point of operation including the pressure die, clamp die, bend die, and collet pads on the Chiyoda SP-90 bender (model: SP-90S; S/N: 8507) was guarded during the complete operation cycle, thereby exposing employees to caught-in and struck-by hazards. On or about September 10, 2018, an employee's right middle finger was crushed by the pressure die resulting in a broken finger and detachment of the fingernail tip due to getting caught in the die while operating the Chiyoda SP-90 pipe bender. Appian Manufacturing Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1262654, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on November 2, 2017, with respect to a workplace located at 2025 Camero Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43207.