Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not 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: (a) Upper Packing Room - After setting up machinery at the start of the day and after product changeovers during the day, employees started running products on Lines 1 and 2 and did not install the side guard on each Line's loader head so that the employees could observe the product, exposing employees to the hazard of getting caught in moving machine parts, as occurred on or about February 13, 2020 when an employee grabbed part of the Line 2 loader head, and moving parts of the loader head caught and fractured the employee's finger, resulting in hospitalization. Corrected during the inspection. (b) Upper Packing Room - The sets of chains and sprockets, 64 inches above the floor (45 inches above the raised platform on which employees stand), on both sides of each loader conveyor on Lines 1 and 2, located just before each Line's loader head, had no guarding, exposing employees to getting caught in ingoing nip points, on or about February 21, 2020. Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.