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29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed 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 about February 11, 2020, in the warehouse, the employer did not ensure an energy control program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections was established for employees performing service and maintenance on machines including, but not limited to, Pangborn GN Rotoblast Barrel Tumbler and its associated equipment. Employees are required to unclog accumulated metal grit from the machine and its associated equipment without deenergizing and locking out the equipment.