Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 002 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) A Baileigh Industrial, Inc. Model SH-012010 (S/N 59232) Shear did not any form of mache guarding to prevent operators from accessing the point of operation and material hold down during the operating cycle. (b) A Birmingham CP Tools, Inc. Model NH-1014-6 (S/N 41185) folding machine did not have any form of machine guarding to prevent operators from accessing the point of operation and being struck by the folding arm during the operating cycle. (c) A Edwards Mfg. Co. Elite 110/65 Hydraulic Ironworker did not have adequate machine guarding to prevent operators from accessing the point of operation and material hold down of the shear during the operating cycle. The automatically adjusting guard was removed allowing employees to place their hands in the danger zone. American Industrial Sales LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1050788, citation number one, item number two and was affirmed as a final order on August 25, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at N231 State Road 49 North Berlin, WI 54923.