Text For Citation: 02 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) Production Area: The area located below the interlocked gates in the back of the Peerless plate machines was not guarded. This area allows access to internal machine components including, but not limited to, the rails, the forming dies, and the cutting dies, and contains pinch points and moving parts. Employees regularly perform work in close proximity to the unguarded area while the machine is in operation, and are also required to access the area to perform tasks including, but not limited to, removing paper jams and making machine adjustments. On or about August 28, 2017. NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19. The AJM Packaging Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.212(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1030948 on citation number 1 and item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on 8/11/15, with respect to a workplace located at 3401 South East Boulevard Vineland NJ, 08360.