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Violation Detail

Standard Cited: 19100212 A03 II General requirements for all machines.

Inspection Nr: 942142.015

Citation: 01002

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Date: 03/25/2014 2

Initial Penalty: $4,900.00

Current Penalty: $4,900.00

Issuance Date: 02/07/2014

Nr Instances: 2

Nr Exposed: 4

Related Event Code (REC):

Gravity: 10

Report ID: 0627100

Contest Date:

Final Order: 03/05/2014

Emphasis:

**Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History**
Type	Latest Event	Event Date	Penalty	Abatement Due Date	Citation Type	Failure to Abate Inspection
Penalty	Z: Issued	02/07/2014	$4,900.00	03/25/2014	Serious

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

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point of operation guards were not designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of their body in the danger zone during the operating cycle: On or about September 19, 2013, at the Best Manufacturing facility in Jonesboro, Arkansas, employees were fabricating custom sheet metal panels. Employees were operating machines in which the points of operation were not adequately guarded to prevent an employee from having any part of his body in the danger zone during operation. This condition exposed the employees to the hazard of amputations in the following instances: a) The Cincinnati shear b) The Chicago press brake

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