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

29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(ii)(D): Each authorized employee shall affix a personal lockout or tagout device to the group lockout device, group lockbox, or comparable mechanism when he or she begins work, and shall remove those devices when he or she stops working on the machine or equipment being serviced or maintained. On or about June 20, 2024, in the Ricotta Area, employees were exposed to machine hazards with moving parts when they engaged in cleaning activities on the 60-inch shaker with pump used to collect the fines/cheese. The employer did not ensure that employees implemented energy control application steps or equivalent protective measures prior to allowing them to clean around the positive pump with lobes. The screw auger was not deenergized prior to the employee engaging in the cleaning activity. BelGioioso Cheese, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard (29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(ii)(D)), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1708909, citation number 1, item number 1b and was affirmed as a final order on April 18, 2024, with respect to a workplace located at 5911 County Road NN, Denmark, Wisconsin.