OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1917.48 26 times since 2015, against 21 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $102,942 at their current amounts.
Citations per year
The parts of the rule cited most
1917.48(a)(1) · 14 citations
(a) Guards. (1) Danger zones at or adjacent to conveyors shall be guarded to protect employees.
1917.48(i)(1) · 8 citations
(i) Lockout/Tagout. (1) Conveyors shall be stopped and their power sources locked out and tagged out during maintenance, repair, and servicing, unless power is necessary for testing.
1917.48(f) · 2 citations
(f) Emergency stop devices. Readily accessible stop controls shall be provided for use in an emergency. Whenever the operation of any power conveyor requires personnel to work in the immediate vicinity of the conveyor, the Conveyor or controls shall not be left unattended while the conveyor is in operation.
1917.48(j)(3) · 2 citations
(3) Conveyors shall be operated only with all overload devices, guards and safety devices in place and operable.