OSHA Inspection: SIOUX CHIEF MANUFACTURING COMPANY

Issued

2017-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7243.00 · Current $7243.00

General-duty citation text

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 27 April 2017, an employee engaged in material handling operations suffered a finger amputation at the cutting area of the line 3 extrusion machine.  The employee was exposed to amputation hazards in that machine guarding was not adequate to prevent access to the nip points created by the point of operation.