OSHA Inspection: WISCONSIN CHEESE GROUP, LLC

Issued

2013-06-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4500.00 · Current $3150.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding were 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices,electronic safety devices, etc.          On or about May 24, 2013, employees were removing cheese from a scale directly below ingoing nip points, of which, the area was not guarded to keep employees from reaching into the machine to remove the cheese.