Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 003 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) On or about March 1, 2023, at a workplace located at 1330 Lime Kiln Road, Green Bay, Wisconsin in the Fabrication Department; On the BT-6 metal band saws, the unused portion of the rotating band saw blade was not reduced to within 1/4 inches of the piece being cut on the saw. b) On or about March 1, 2023, at a workplace located at 1330 Lime Kiln Road, Green Bay, Wisconsin in the Fabrication Department; On the BT-5 metal band saws, the unused portion of the rotating band saw blade was not reduced to within 1/4 inches of the piece being cut on the saw. c) On or about March 1, 2023, at a workplace located at 1330 Lime Kiln Road, Green Bay, Wisconsin in the Fabrication Department; On the BT-3 metal band saws, the unused portion of the rotating band saw blade was not reduced to within 1/4 inches of the piece being cut on the saw. JBS Green Bay, Inc. was previously cited under the name JBS Foods, Inc. dba Swift Beef Company for a Serious violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard, 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii), which was affirmed as a final order on January 29, 2020, which was contained in OSHA Inspection number 1364425, citation number 2, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on with respect to a workplace located at 5950 Trails End Road, Cactus, Texas 79013.