Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 002 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: a) Production Building 2 - On or about 09/27/2023, the employer exposed employees to lacerations in that, the rotary cutting table used for cotton batting had an unguarded circular blade. b) Production Building 2 - On or about 09/27/2023, the employer exposed employees to lacerations in that, the multiple rotary cutting machines to make cotton batting strips was unguarded. c) Production Building 2 - On or about 09/27/2023, the employer exposed employees to struck-by and crushing hazards, in that, folding machines used for cotton batting were not guarded. d) Production Building 2- On or about 09/27/2023, the employer exposed employees to struck-by and crushing hazards, in that, mini rolling machines were not guarded. e) Production Building 2- On or about 09/27/2023, the employer exposed employees to laceration hazards, in that, the hood style guard on a roll cutting machine did not prevent access into the point of operation as both sides and bottom of the guard had large openings. (f) Production Building 2, Label Printing - On or about 02/13/2024, the employer exposed employees to broken bones, lacerations and/or amputations while working around machinery with an unguarded rotating part where paper is fed into the machine. (g) Manufacturing Warehouse, Line 1 - On or about 09/27/2023, the employer exposed employees to laceration hazards, in that, in between the doored section, the belt was missing a guard. The PCP Group, LLC dba Pellon Consumer Products was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1654081, citation number 1, item number 5 and was affirmed as a final order on 09/25/2023, with respect to a workplace located at 4801 Ulmerton Rd. Clearwater, FL 33762.