Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 004B Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.213(r)(4): Suitable guards were not provided to reduce to a minimum the hazard due to the point of operation of custom-made A-frame hydraulic-powered horizontal drill rig: (a) Timber Mat Jigs, Lower, Western Side of 60 x 120 Building - Employees worked from a steel frame platform, about 24 to 30 inches above the ground, to assemble 16-foot long timber mats. In about the middle of the platform, a floor level U-trough auger ran north to south for the length of the platform. This auger did not have suitable guarding in that the rebar grating that covered the auger at the north end was not secured against accidental displacement, which allowed the rebar grating to move, exposing the auger and thereby employees to the hazard of stepping into the auger, on or about August 24, 2020. (b) Timber Mat Jigs, Lower, Western Side of 60 x 120 Building - Employees used a custom-made A-frame hydraulic-powered horizontal drill rig, to drill holes across the width of the wood timbers that make up the timber mats. This drill rig did not have machine guarding to protect the operator from the rotating drill bit, on or about August 24, 2020. 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.