Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001 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) Station Post 4 & 5, on or about 1/24/19: Large Cantilever was not equipped with guarding over the rotating rollers to protect the operators from contact during normal operations and when cleaning. On 1/24/19 an employee suffered a fractured left forearm when the steel wool being used to clean the rollers caught and pulled the employee's arm into the rotating roller. b) Cutoff Area, on or about 2/8/19: LeBlond 16-Inch Lathe was not guarded to protect the operator from contacting rotating parts. c) Glazing, on or about 2/8/19: Flush glaze machine, endless belt was not provided with guarding over the in-running nip points of the belt and roller. Victor Insulators, Inc., was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1046676, citation number 2, item number 2, and was affirmed as a final order on 07/28/15, with respect to a workplace located at 280 Maple Ave., Victor, NY.