Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100219 E01 Mechanical power-transmission apparatus.
Inspection Nr: 1293344.015
Citation: 02008C
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Not Completed - Employer Out of Business
Initial Penalty: $0.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 08/10/2018
Nr Instances: 2
Nr Exposed: 1
Abatement Date: 09/17/2018
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0521400
Contest Date: 08/31/2018
Final Order: 01/09/2019
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 01/09/2019 | $0.00 | 09/17/2018 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 09/06/2018 | $0.00 | 09/17/2018 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 08/10/2018 | $0.00 | 09/17/2018 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 008C Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1): 1910.219(e)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that horizontal belts which had both runs 42 inches or less from the floor level were fully enclosed by guards: On or about 14 February 2018, the employer failed to ensure that belt and pulley assemblies were adequately guarded on the following machines: a. National #14 - Belt and pulley assemblies were not guarded to protect employees from making inadvertent contact with the bite where the belt ran onto the pulley during the operating cycle. The access door was propped open. b. National #17 - Belt and pulley assemblies were not guarded to protect employees from making inadvertent contact with the bite where the bolt runs into the pulley during the operating cycle. Employees were exposed to the hazard of being caught-in an ingoing nip point. Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)