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. On or about December 27, 2021, during the operation of the MEDART #6 Two- Roll at the work location 2401 Gambrinus Avenue SW, Canton, Ohio 44706 (Plant A, finishing Department) the employer did not ensure operator(s) of the MEDART #6 Two-Roll Straightener were protected by one or more methods of machine guarding from the moving and rotating parts such as bar stock and rolls (point of operation): a. On or about December 27, 2021, the employer did not ensure operator(s) of the MEDART #6 Two-Roll Straightener were protected by one or more methods of machine guarding from the moving and rotating bar stock. The employer did not ensure safe feeding of bar stock into the unguarded point of operation and associated danger zone exposing employees to caught-on entanglement hazards likely to result in serious injury. b. On or about December 27, 2021, the employer did not ensure operator(s) of the MEDART #6 Two-Roll Straightener were protected by one or more methods of machine guarding from the rotating concave and straight rolls (point of operation). The employer did not ensure safe access while reaching into the machine to adjust the lubrication/coolant lever located directly above the point of operation, exposing employees' to caught-in hazard likely to result in serious injury.