Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Machine guarding was not provided to protect operator(s) and other employees from hazard(s) created by pinch points and the unused portion of a blade: In the following locations, adequate machine safeguarding had not been provided: A. Pressure Switch Department: On, or about, May 16, 2016: 1. Press 1820, the barrier guard provided on the Denison Multipress hydraulic press allowed entry into the point of operation from the side. 2. Press 2204, a Mead pneumatic assembly press was provided with hinged plexiglass guard that was not secured in a closed position. Also, an employee could pinch their fingers between the fixture and the guard when pushing in the fixture to the point of operation. 3. Press 1200, a Sonic Welder, was provided with two hand trips that were not ringed or otherwise protected against unintended operation. The trips were wired into the machine to allow for a delay between activating the buttons and the welding held closing, which allowed enough time for an operator to reach into the point of operation. B. Mold Room: On, or about, May 25, 2016: 1. Newbury injection molding machine #9043: This machine was not provided with a guard over the injection unit. 2. Newbury injection molding machine #9002: This machine was not provided with a guard over the injection unit and the guards provided over the clamp mechanism left a gap that allowed entry into the clamp area. Also, a guard was not provided over the top of the die area and employees could reach into the point of operation. 3. Newbury injection molding machine #9024: This machine was not provided with a guard over the injection unit and the guard provided for the clamp area on the rear of the machine allowed entry to the clamp area. 4. Newbury injection molding machine #9044: This machine was not provided with a guard over the injection unit and the guard provide for the die/clamp area allowed access from the top. 5. Newbury injection molding machine #9005: This machine was not provided with a guard over the injection unit. 6. Newbury injection molding machine #9021: This machine was not provided with a guard over the injection unit. 7. Newbury injection molding machine #9018: This machine was not provided with a guard over the injection unit. 8. Newbury injection molding machine #9077: This machine was not provided with a guard over the injection unit and the guards provided over the clamp/die area could be reached over. 9. Newbury injection molding machine #9016: This machine was not provided with a guard over the injection unit and the guards provided over the clamp/die area could be reached over. 10. Newbury injection molding machine #9009: This press was not provided with a guard over the injection unit. 11. Newbury injection molding machine #9013: This press was not provided with a guard over the injection unit. C. Lower Assembly Floor: On, or about, May 25, 2016: 1. Machine #5805 Conventional Bobbin Assembly Machine. Several pinch points created by different assembly stations were not provided with safeguarding. 2. BT2 (Bitorque 2): At any time during the machine cycle, operators could reach into various assembly machines that created pinch points. The company ordered guards and began installing an enclosure around the machine. 3. BT4 (Bitorque 4): Multiple operators were stationed along the machine and they could reach into various assembly stations that created pinch points. D. Upper Manufacturing Floor: On, or about, July 8, 2016, BK-4, a shop-made multi station machine that assembled simple gauges was not provided with machine safeguarding. E. Maintenance Shop: On, or about, July 21, 2016, a guard was not provided on the unused portion of the blade on the Carolina horizontal band saw.