Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003B Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct an annual or more frequent inspection of the energy control procedure to ensure that the procedure and requirements of this standard were followed: The employer did not conduct periodic inspection of the lockout procedures to ensure that they were adequate, and that energy control steps were followed prior to starting servicing and maintenance tasks. a) On January 25, 2024, an employee was replacing (maintenance/servicing task) wrap/rag on the energized fibrous rollers of the Fibrous Line 9. An employee's hand was exposed to an in-going nip point caught-in hazard of the rotating roller and a moving material resulting in a serious injury. b) On February 1, 2024, employees were disassembling (maintenance/servicing task) the Vissolve transfer pump #7 as part of the tank #7 draining and cleaning. An employee was exposed to contact with hazardous Sodium Hydroxide solution resulting in serious injury.