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29 CFR 1910.272(e)(1)(ii): Current employees, and new employees prior to starting work in the grain handling facility, shall be trained in the specific procedures and safety practices applicable to their job tasks including but not limited to cleaning procedures for grinding equipment, clearing procedures for choked legs, housekeeping procedures, hot work procedures, preventive maintenance procedures and lock-out/tag-out procedures. On or about November 6, 2023, Employees performing elevator housekeeping and/or maintenance activities at Rail Modal Group LLC located at 549 East County Road T, Fremont, Nebraska were exposed to amputation, caught-in, and fire hazards in that the employer did not train employees on specific procedures and safety practices applicable to their job tasks and the employer failed to implement the principles of Lockout and/or Tag Out where employees are making repairs and cleaning equipment with hazardous store/residual energy sources. Instances included but were not limited to: i. housekeeping program such as implementation and cleaning procedures, ii. lockout/tagout procedures, and iii. preventative maintenance procedures, such as implementation and frequency. iv. multiple employees working on replacing buckets on the bucket conveyor with only one lock applied to the isolation device failing to meet the requirements of group LOTO. v. multiple employees working on unjamming/unclogging west boot pit without having established procedures on the application and removal of locks and/or tags by the employees installing them.