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

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(iii)(B): Additional retraining shall also be conducted whenever a periodic inspection under paragraph (c)(6) of this section reveals, or whenever the employer has reason to believe that there are deviations from or inadequacies in the employee's knowledge or use of the energy control procedures. a) On or about November 8, 2022 in the Solids Department, the employer did not retrain supervisors who were not proficient on the methods and procedures to lockout energy such as but not limited to electric and pneumatic energy on the conveyors, the chop saws, and the Hasko saws when unjamming and cleaning inside, around, and under the equipment exposing them to hazards from saw blades, belts and pulleys, chains and sprockets, and gears. Employees were exposed to hazards such as but not limited to amputation hazards. b) On or about November 8, 2022 in the Moulder Department and Solids Department, the employer did not retrain supervisors who were not proficient on the methods and procedures to lockout energy such as but not limited to electric, pneumatic, and stored energy on the 1000 Hydromat moulder and 2400 Powermat moulder when unjamming and cleaning inside the equipment exposing them to hazards from cutting heads, wheels, rollers, belts and pulleys, chains and sprockets, and gears. Employees were exposed to hazards such as but not limited to amputation hazards. c) On or about November 8, 2022 in the Herringbone Department, the employer did not retrain supervisors who were not proficient on the methods and procedures to lockout energy such as but not limited to electric, pneumatic, and stored energy on the Opticut 200 Elite Saw when unjamming and cleaning inside the equipment exposing them to hazards from sawblades, rollers, belts and pulleys, and chains and sprockets. Employees were exposed to hazards such as but not limited to amputation hazards. d) On or about November 9, 2022 in the Frame Department, the employer did not retrain supervisors who were not proficient on the methods and procedures to lockout energy such as but not limited to electric and pneumatic energy on the Wintersteiger saw and Neva frame saw when cleaning and performing preventive maintenance exposing them to hazards from saw blades, wheels, rollers, belts and pulleys, chains and sprockets, and gears. Employees were exposed to hazards such as but not limited to amputation hazards. e) On or about November 9, 2022 in the Engineering Department, the employer did not retrain supervisors who were not proficient on the methods and procedures to lockout energy such as but not limited to electric and pneumatic energy on the conveyors, the chop saws, and the Hasko saws when unjamming and cleaning inside, around, and under the equipment exposing them to hazards from saw blades, belts and pulleys, chains and sprockets, and gears. Employees were exposed to hazards such as but not limited to amputation hazards. f) On or about November 9, 2022 and the Glue Room, the employer did not retrain supervisors who were not proficient on the methods and procedures to lockout energy such as but not limited to electric energy on the Single Line and Double Line Gluer when unjamming the presses and cleaning the hot melt glue roll coaters equipment exposing ingoing rollers. Employees were exposed to hazards such as but not limited to amputation hazards.