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 employment 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 being caught in the rotating wooden blades of the "Big BeamHouse" (S-6) "Paddle", (Machine #44), while removing a hide from the paddle shaft, inadvertent actuation of electrical source to cause paddle #44 to start while retrieving the Hide, is not prevented. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to establish and enforce an adaquate plant lock out procedure such as stipulated by ANSI Z244-1- 1982, Section 4 and 5 American Standard of minumum safety requirements for lockout/tagout of energy sources for personnel protection. Essential elements of the lockout procedure would include: 1) Open and lockout the main disconnect for the machine and bleed off any residual energy; 2) Provide such potentially exposed employee working in the area with separate lock and key to be placed on the lockout means; 3) Establish a written lockout policy, including procedure to be followed and training for all affected employees, both maintenance and operational crews; 4) Periodically evaluate the program and strictly enforce all of its provisions. Violation observed on or about 8/30/89