Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 004B Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(i): When servicing and/or maintenance is performed by a crew, craft, department or other group, they shall utilize a procedure which affords the employees a level of protection equivalent to that provided by the implementation of a personal lockout or tagout device. a) On or about May 3, 2024, in the Cheese plant, - 1-215 Cheesemake Room, the employer did not ensure that each employee performing service and maintenance activities on the RMC #2 carousel was protected from potential entanglement, amputation, asphyxiation, and fire hazards by an affixing a lockout device prior to performing cleaning activities on the RMC #2 carousel. b) On or about May 3, 2024, in the cheese department, in the Cheesemake area, the employer did not ensure that each employee performing service and maintenance activities on the Cooker #2 was protected from potential entanglement, amputation, asphyxiation, and fire hazards by an affixing a lockout device prior to performing cleaning activities on the Cooker #2. c) On or about May 3, 2024, in the Cheese plant, - 1-215 Cheesemake Room, a production supervisor did not affix a group lockout device for employees to affix personal lockout or tagout device(s) prior to multiple employees performing cleaning and sanitation activities on RMC #1 carousel was protected from potential entanglement, amputation, asphyxiation, and fire hazards by an affixing a lockout device prior to performing cleaning activities on the RMC #1 carousel. d) On or about May 3, 2024, in the Cheese plant, - 1-215 Cheesemake Room, the employer did not ensure that each employee performing service and maintenance activities on Cooker # 1 was protected from potential entanglement, amputation, asphyxiation, and fire hazards by an affixing a lockout device prior to performing cleaning activities inside of Cooker # 1.