Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100147 C08 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout).
Inspection Nr: 1045342.015
Citation: 01008
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $7,000.00
Current Penalty: $6,000.00
Issuance Date: 08/27/2015
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 10
Abatement Date: 10/15/2015
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0418100
Contest Date:
Final Order: 09/17/2015
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 09/17/2015 | $6,000.00 | 10/15/2015 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 08/27/2015 | $7,000.00 | 10/15/2015 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 008 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(8): Lockout or tagout was not performed only by the authorized employees who are performing the servicing or maintenance. On or about 3/9/15, at the Gainesville plant, employees performing Authorized work were not affixing locks to equipment they were servicing/maintaining and instead relied on maintenance employees to apply and remove locks for them. In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET). Primex Plastics Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.147(d)(4)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 984435, citation number 1, item number 7 and was affirmed as a final order on 2/16/2015, with respect to a workplace located at Primex Plastics Corporation dba O'Neil Color and Compounding, 61 River Drive, Garfield NJ 07026.