Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: LOCKOUT

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The %% employer did not furnish employment and a place of employemnt which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the hazard of unexpected or inadvertent activation of equipment: a) On or about December 20, 1989 and at times prior thereto, millwright performed maintenance and trouble-shooting on drive chain and and sprocket of number one roll case without disconnecting and locking out energy sources while headrig operator used the on and off switch to determine whether maintenance was completed, resulting in serious injuries to the millwright. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is: 1) To develop specific procedures for maintenance operations in this plant. 2) Develop an accountability system to ensure employees are following lockout procedures. 3) Implement a step-wise enforcement program for use of lockout. 4) Periodically evaluate the program for effectiveness.