Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100147 C01 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout).
Inspection Nr: 1746508.015
Citation: 01001A
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $16,131.00
Current Penalty: $8,000.00
Issuance Date: 08/23/2024
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 7
Abatement Date: 12/02/2024
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0522000
Contest Date:
Final Order: 09/18/2024
Related Event Code (REC): R
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 09/18/2024 | $8,000.00 | 12/02/2024 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 08/23/2024 | $16,131.00 | 09/26/2024 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001A Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1):Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative. a) On or before 5/2/2024 the employer did not ensure that the employer's energy control program adequately addressed energy control procedures that addressed each energy source and the methods for shutdown and lockout to be utilized, adequate employee training that distinguished between who is authorized, affected and other and their roles under the company's energy control program and periodic inspections conducted on an annual basis for each machine specific procedure to ensure the adequacy of the procedures, for current processes that required employees to performing servicing and maintenance on equipment such as but not limited to; egg conveyor system, the orienteer, egg washing line (MOBA OMNIA 500), egg inspector, multi drum, air dryer, crack detection, UV Disinfection, scaling/weighing system, egg transfer (OMNIA FT 500) conveyor systems 1-18 lines (L3000) to ensure authorized employees is provided the knowledge of the hazardous energy sources and the machine specific procedures to isolate hazardous energy sources such as; electric and gravity.