29 CFR 1910.212 General Industry

Machine Guarding — General

Requires guards on machines to protect operators from hazards like rotating parts and flying chips.

182,185
Facilities Cited
$187.0M
Total Penalties
$800.41
Avg Penalty

📊 State Breakdown

New York
16,541 facilities
$8.8M
Ohio
12,820 facilities
$18.6M
Illinois
9,985 facilities
$12.9M
Texas
9,449 facilities
$16.1M
Pennsylvania
9,314 facilities
$9.6M
New Jersey
8,850 facilities
$8.2M
North Carolina
7,517 facilities
$7.4M
Minnesota
7,345 facilities
$4.0M
Indiana
7,320 facilities
$5.2M
Massachusetts
6,741 facilities
$5.5M
Wisconsin
6,291 facilities
$10.0M
Florida
6,255 facilities
$6.8M
Missouri
4,825 facilities
$5.5M
Georgia
4,700 facilities
$6.1M
Connecticut
3,851 facilities
$3.4M

🏭 Top Facilities — 29 CFR 1910.212 Violations

#FacilityLocationTotal PenaltiesCitations
1 MIRACAPO PIZZA COMPANY LLC DBA LITTLE LADY FOODS GURNEE, IL $3,102,849.00 32
2 CINTAS CORPORATION TULSA, OK $2,494,043.50 46
3 DIDION MILLING, INC. CAMBRIA, WI $2,185,642.00 62
4 SOUTHERN SCRAP MATERIALS COMPANY, INC. BATON ROUGE, LA $2,026,700.00 72
5 LOCKHEED AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS CO. BURBANK, CA $1,500,420.00 490
6 ALL-FEED PROCESSING AND PACKAGING, INC. GALVA, IL $1,337,722.00 135
7 BLACK MAG LLC, DBA BMI & DBA BLACK MAG INDUSTRIES COLEBROOK, NH $1,218,500.00 61
8 TYLER PIPE COMPANY TYLER, TX $1,134,492.50 105
9 JOHN MORRELL & COMPANY SIOUX FALLS, SD $1,078,510.00 175
10 INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. JAY, ME $1,071,012.00 315
11 BASF CORPORATION - COATINGS AND COLORANTS DIVISION CINCINNATI, OH $1,062,850.00 137
12 SOUTHWARK METAL MFG. CO. PHILADELPHIA, PA $1,001,800.00 146
13 THE GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY DANVILLE, VA $987,600.00 20
14 TOMASCO MULCIBER,INC. COLUMBUS, OH $850,395.00 94
15 FRANKLIN SMELTING & REFINING CORP. PHILADELPHIA, PA $835,735.00 129
16 WHITESELL CORPORATION TUSCUMBIA, AL $805,500.00 23
17 AVONDALE INDUSTRIES INC., STEEL SALES DIV. HARVEY, LA $760,800.00 146
18 CASE FARMS PROCESSING, INC. WINESBURG, OH $683,858.30 122
19 NORTHEASTERN WISCONSIN WOOD PRODUCTS POUND, WI $680,680.00 123
20 BEEF PRODUCTS, INC. WATERLOO, IA $676,025.00 54
21 ALUMINUM SHAPES, LLC. DELAIR, NJ $674,161.68 176
22 NOX US, LLC FOSTORIA, OH $663,906.00 30
23 ZMDR LLC LONE JACK, MO $654,490.00 48
24 OMEGA PLASTICS CORPORATION LYNDHURST, NJ $650,789.90 118
25 ALLEN FAMILY FOODS INC HURLOCK, MD $624,060.00 149

📋 What Is 29 CFR 1910.212?

29 CFR 1910.212 (Machine Guarding — General) is an OSHA regulatory standard under Part 1910 (Occupational Safety and Health Standards). Requires guards on machines to protect operators from hazards like rotating parts and flying chips. Violations of this standard can result in penalties ranging from advisory notices to citations exceeding $150,000 for willful violations. Across the SVEP enforcement database, 182,185 facilities have been cited under this standard, accumulating $187.0M in total penalties.

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