Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 010 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: Workplace, 142 Frelinghuysen Ave, Newark, NJ a) Employees enter the Green Machine Single Stream Paper Recycling star screens, to manually remove accumulated material that jams the star screens. The employer did not utilize procedures to protect the employees from injury or death from start up of the machine while they were kneeling and walking on the star screens to clean out the debris. The lead sorter who enters the star screen removes the control panel key but does not apply a lock. The other employees that enter do not apply their own locks. b) Employees enter the Green Machine Commingled Recycling glass breaker to manually remove accumulated material that jams the glass breaker teeth. The employer did not utilize procedures to protect the employees from injury or death from start up of the machine while they were kneeling and walking on the glass breaker teeth to clean out the debris. The lead sorter who enters the star screen shuts off the local switch, posts an employee at the control panel but does not apply a lock. Other employees involved in the cleanout do no apply their own locks. c) Employees repairing the Commingled Line rotating trommel sieve stabilizer wheels do not utilize procedures to protect the employees from injury from start up of the trommel and stabilizer wheels. Violations occurred on or about 3/12/2015 and 3/19/2015