Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 006 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(i): A procedure was not utilized to afford the employees a level of protection equivalent to that provided by the implementation of a personal lockout or tagout device when servicing and/or maintenance was performed by a crew, craft, department or other group: The employer does not ensure that a procedure is utilized to afford the employees a level of protection equivalent to that provided by the implementation of a personal lock when servicing is performed by a crew. This violation occurred on or about September 17, 2014, at the facility where maintenance employees were exposed to caught-in and struck-by hazards when performing service and/or maintenance tasks on equipment such as, but not limited to, mixers and grain elevators without each employee applying a lockout or tagout device. Pursuant to 29 C.F. R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that a procedure is utilized to afford the employees a level of protection equivalent to that provided by the implementation of a personal lock when servicing is performed by a crew.