Text For Citation: 03 Item/Group: 002B Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposed an employee to injury, was not guarded: The employer does not guard the point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury. a) This violation occurred on or about July 1, 2014, and at times prior thereto, at the scarf winder on Mill 1 where employees were exposed to caught in and struck by hazards when they load and remove scarf from a collection wheel without the point of operation being guarded to protect the employees from injury. b) This violation occurred on or about July 1, 2014, and at times prior thereto, at the scarf winder on Mill 2 where employees were exposed to a caught in and struck by hazard when they load and remove scarf from a collection wheel without the point of operation being guarded to protect the employees from injury. The BOOMERANG TUBE, 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 315610279 Citation Number 2, Item Number 5 and was affirmed as a final order on 11/05/2012, with a final abatement date of 10/20/2012, with respect to a workplace located at 1100 FM 3661 Road, Liberty, TX 77575. For this contested citation item, the final order date was the 30th day after the date on which a decision or order of the Commission Administrative Law Judge has been docketed with the commission. The decision or order was docketed on 10/05/2012 and became final order on 11/05/2012. Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that guards are installed on all machines to protect employees from the point of operation.