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: On or about August 27, 2014, employees were exposed to amputation, caught between, and struck-by hazards when working on the equipment such as, but not limited to the following: a. P-12, the multiple spindle chucker was unguarded and indexes once every seventeen seconds. Employees are exposed to an amputation hazard caused by the unguarded nip point. b. E-18, the back end of the single spindles was opened and unguarded, exposing the operator to moving and rotating parts. c. E-23, the back end of the single spindle was opened and unguarded, exposing the operator to moving and rotating parts. d. E-13, the back end of the single spindle was opened and unguarded, exposing the operator to moving and rotating parts. e. DP-3, the multiple spindle chucker was unguarded and indexes once every seventeen seconds. Employees are exposed to an amputation hazard caused by the unguarded nip point. f. P-10, the back end of the single spindles was opened and unguarded, exposing the operator to moving and rotating parts. g. P-14, the back end of the single spindle was opened and unguarded, exposing the operator to moving and rotating parts. h. LC-1, the employee working in the area of the robotic CNC was exposed to struck-by hazard. i. LC-1, the employee working with the robotic CNC was exposed to caught-by hazard while reaching into the machine to removed parts. j. P-12, the auger end on the chucker was not guarded, exposing employees working the area to a caught-by hazard.