Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 013 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.272(g)(1)(ii): Prior to entry, all mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment which presented a danger to employees inside grain storage structures in the grain handling facility were not disconnected, locked out and tagged, blocked off, or prevented from operating by other means or methods: The employer is failing to protect employees from engulfment hazards associated with entering a grain bin without practicing lockout and tag out procedures. The most recent occurrence of this was found at the facility located at 501 Division Ave, York, NE 68467 where the employer employees entering grain bins without applying a lock or tag to the control switch for the sweep auger.