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29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: (a) Clear Creek Skiing Corporation located at 3877 US 6, Georgetown, CO 80444: On and preceding December 28, 2017, the employer did not ensure that procedures were developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section in the following instances: 1) Lift maintenance personnel entered the space adjacent to the Mini Carpet Lift to remove snow and ice and to inspect the rollers with the lift running. The space adjacent to the Mini Carpet Lift consisted of a tunnel approximately 75 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 3 feet high, with only one entrance/exit at the top of the tunnel. The Mini Carpet Lift included a moving conveyor belt and rollers operating through the length of the tunnel, and powered rollers and belt tensioners at one end of the tunnel. The employer did not develop and utilize energy control procedures to prevent exposure to the rollers and moving parts. This condition resulted in the fatality of a maintenance employee who was caught in the rollers and moving parts. 2) The employer did not develop, document, and utilize energy control procedures for chair lifts when performing maintenance on these lifts. The chair lifts included multiple energy sources, such as, but not limited to, electrical and gravity, and the employer did not develop, document, and utilize specific procedures to be used for maintenance activities on these lifts. This condition resulted in exposure to amputation hazards associated with rotating and moving parts.