Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 008A Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.147(d): The established procedure for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) did not cover the actions listed in and was not done in sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1)-(6): At a facility located at 1007 Townline Road in Wausau, WI; a) On or about March 22, 2023, employees were exposed to machine hazards associated with ingoing nip point hazards when they engaged in sanitation activities on and around the running inclined conveyors of the Feta area. The employer did not ensure that employees implemented energy control application steps or equivalent protective measures prior to allowing them to clean and sanitize the conveyors and other areas around the conveyors which exposed employees to the energized conveyor's ingoing nip point. The machine was not deenergized prior to the employees engaging in the servicing/maintenance activity. b) On or about July 16, 2023, employees were exposed to machine hazards associated with moving conveyors and caught-between hazards while unjamming barrels of cheese in the Parm 600 area. The employer did not ensure that employees implemented energy control application steps or equivalent protective measures prior to allowing them to step and walk on conveyors and approach the barrel dumper which exposed employees to the potentially energized conveyors and barrel dumper's caught-between hazards. The conveyors and barrel dumper were not deenergized prior to the employees engaging in the servicing/maintenance activity. c) Employees were exposed to machine hazards associated with filling machines, weigh checkers, capper machines, and their associated conveyors when they engaged in sanitation activities of the Parmesan Canning lines. Only the filling machine was isolated from energy and locked out while the downstream canning equipment remained energized. The employer did not ensure that employees implemented energy control application steps or equivalent protective measures prior to allowing them to clean and sanitize the canning equipment which exposed employees to rotating equipment, caught-between hazards, ingoing nip points and struck-by hazards. As a result, the remaining applicable energy control elements, involving machine isolation [1910.147(d)(3)], lockout/tagout device application [1910.147(d)(4)], dissipation of residual energy [1910(d)(5)(i)], and verification of isolation [1910.147(d)(6)] were not implemented to protect employees from machine hazards.