Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002A Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section: On or about October 28, 2024, at a facility located at 110 Washington Street in Winneconne, WI; the employer had not developed, documented, and implemented energy control procedures to ensure employees performing tooling changes, adjustments and/or cleaning were protected from hazardous energy sources prior to engaging in the servicing and/or maintenance tasks. The employer did not develop, document, or implement written procedures when employees conducted: a) Setup of Wheel 1 and Wheel 2 machines. Employees entered the spaces behind the Wheels to string and align paper on the wheels. b) Changeovers of the Bretting 1 and Bretting 2 machines. Employees entered the machines to change out equipment such as, but not limited to vacuum plates, cutoff units, and star wheels. Note: Exception: The employer need not document the required procedure for a particular machine or equipment, when all of the following elements exist: (1) The machine or equipment has no potential for stored or residual energy or reaccumulation of stored energy after shut down which could endanger employees; (2) the machine or equipment has a single energy source which can be readily identified and isolated; (3) the isolation and locking out of that energy source will completely deenergize and deactivate the machine or equipment; (4) the machine or equipment is isolated from that energy source and locked out during servicing or maintenance; (5) a single lockout device will achieve a locker-out condition; (6) the lockout device is under the exclusive control of the authorized employee performing the servicing or maintenance; (7) the servicing or maintenance does not create hazards for other employees; and (8) the employer, in utilizing this exception, has had no accidents involving the unexpected activation or reenergization of the machine or equipment during servicing or maintenance.