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

29 CFR 1910.147(d):Application of control. The established procedures for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) shall cover the following elements and actions and shall be done in the following sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1) through (d)(6): a. Guggisberg Cheese, Inc. 1545 County Road 70, Sugar Creek, OH 44681: On or about December 21, 2023 and at times prior, operators and maintenance employees were exposed to machine hazards associated with nip points on moving chain conveyor equipment while performing maintenance and servicing activities such as, but not limited to, cleaning, unjamming and periodic corrective action activities on the Acidification line. The employer did not ensure that energy control application steps were implemented as the machine was not shutdown [per the 1910.147(d)(2) requirements]. As a result, the equipment's electric and pneumatic energy sources were not isolated [(d)(3)], the stored energy was not controlled by the application of a LOTO device [(d)(4)], the release of stored pressure [(d)(5)(i)], and verification of the pneumatic and electric source isolation [(d)(6)] were not implemented to protect employees from machine servicing hazards. Guggisberg Cheese, Inc was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 29 CFR 1910.147(d), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1469645, citation number 1, item number 2b and was affirmed as a final order on June 10, 2020, with respect to a workplace located at 5060 SR 557, Millersburg, OH 44654.