OSHA Inspection: KUNZLER AND COMPANY INCORPORATED

Issued

2022-05-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-06-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10566.00 · Current $5800.00 Reduced

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:  (a) Upper Packing Room - The sets of chains and sprockets, 64 inches above the floor (45 inches above the raised platform on which employees stand), on both sides of each loader conveyor on Lines 1 and 2, located just before each Line's loader head, had no guarding, exposing employees to getting caught in ingoing nip points, on or about November 9, 2021.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.