Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 002 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s): a) On or about October 21, 2014, employees were not protected from the knife cutting apparatus at the point of operation on the Taylor Wilson cutoff saw rear cutting area. b) On or about October 21, 2014, employees were not protected from the knife cutting apparatus at the point of operation on the Taylor Wilson cutoff saw front cutting area. c) On or about October 21, 2014, the shear cut off of the #4 mill was not guarded to prevent employees from exposure to the cutting process of the shear. A swing gate was present which was not locked or interlocked preventing employees from entering the area. d) On or about October 21, 2014, the point of operation of the rollers and inside diameter trimmer on the #4 weld mill were not guarded against employee contact. e) On or about October 21, 2014, the point of operation of the rollers and inside diameter trimmer on the #5 weld mill were not guarded against employee contact. f) On or about October 21, 2014, the point of operation of the rollers and outside diameter trimmer on the #4 weld mill were not guarded against employee contact. g) On or about October 21, 2014, the point of operation of the rollers and outside diameter trimmer on the #5 weld mill were not guarded against employee contact. h) On or about October 21, 2014, the ingoing nip points of the mill rolls on the #4 weld mill were not guarded against employee contact. Spaces between each weld mill stand allowed for employees to come into contact with the rollers point of operations. Barrier guards and other methods of guarding were not present. i) On or about October 21, 2014, the ingoing nip points of the mill rolls on the #5 weld mill were not guarded against employee contact. Spaces between each weld mill stand allowed for employees to come into contact with the rollers point of operations. Barrier guards and other methods of guarding were not present. Alliance Tubular Holdings, LLC 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 955062, citation number 1, item number 5 and was affirmed as a final order on March 11, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 305 Cannelton Road, Darlington, PA 16115.