Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 005 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: On or about 5/14/2014 at 200 McIntyre Drive, Hartwell, GA: a. at the Marvel horizontal band saw in the Prototype Department, an employee was exposed to amputation hazards where two and one half inches of the unused portion of the bandsaw blade was not guarded. b. at the Kalamazoo horizontal band saw in Department 81, an employee was exposed to amputation hazards where the unused portion of the blade was unguarded. c. at the Hyd-mech, S-20 horizontal band saw in the mechanics shop, employees were exposed to amputation hazards where the unused portion of the blade was not guarded. Tenneco 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 782881, citation number 1, item number 4 and was affirmed as a final order on 5/30/2013, with respect to a workplace located at 200 McIntyre Drive, Hartwell, GA.