Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 004A 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. Located on Microwave Lines 302 and 306, there were three openings on each line where employees were required to stick a gloved hand to adjust and remove material through the guarding openings near the ingoing nip points between the conveyor belt and its rollers, thereby exposing the employees to caught-in hazards. b. Located in the Slitter Department, there was an Independent Machine Company Inline Slitter, model number 12SL-RH, serial number 101106-0507, that was not adequately guarded to prevent employee exposure to the rotating uncoiler, pull rollers and point-of-operation/ingoing nip point rotary die cut roll, thereby exposing the employees to a caught-in hazard. c. Located in the Engineering Department, employees operated a Grizzly manual mill, model number G3103, that did not have a guard to protect the employees from flying chips and the rotating parts, thereby exposing the employee to t a caught-in and/or struck-by hazard. d. Located in the Engineering Department, employees operated a Jet 15 inch Bench Drill Press, model number J-2530, serial number 10101037, that did not have a guard to protect the employees from flying chips and the rotating parts, thereby exposing the employees to a caught-in and/or struck-by hazard. e. Located on Line 302, at a control panel at Asset Number OV-036, there was an unguarded take-up roller on the conveyor, thereby exposing the employees to a caught-in hazard.