Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 005 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.269(d)(8)(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: a. Process Fuel Belt - An employee was not protected from amputation and crushing hazards while he was performing daily end of shift cleaning operations on a conveyor system, which required him to place his arms inside of the equipment and was not provided with his own personal lock. On or about November 27, 2017 two employees shut down the conveyor belt to do the nightly end of shift cleaning without utilizing group lock out by applying one lock on each energy isolating device for two authorized employees. b. Silo 1- Employees entering the silo for preventative maintenance were not protected from struck by, amputation, and engulfment hazards where the employer did not require each authorized employee to place a lock on all energy isolating devices. On or about December 11, 2017 and December 19, 2017 two employees entered Silo 1 to conduct preventative maintenance without utilizing group lock out by applying one lock on each energy isolating device for two authorized employees. c. PSCR Building- Employees working on the Polishing Selective Catalytic Reduction (PSCR) system were not protected from burns and asphyxiation where the employer did not require each authorized employee to place a lock on all energy isolating devices to prevent the unexpected release of aqueous ammonia when the system is opened for maintenance work. On or about January 4, 2018 two employees opened the PSCR system containing aqueous ammonia without utilizing group lock out by applying one lock on each energy isolating device for two authorized employees.