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Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100261 B01 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.
Inspection Nr: 1446527.015
Citation: 01024
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $12,145.00
Current Penalty: $9,108.75
Issuance Date: 04/17/2020
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 2
Abatement Date: 04/23/2020
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0111700
Contest Date:
Final Order: 05/11/2020
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 05/11/2020 | $9,108.75 | 04/23/2020 | Serious | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 04/17/2020 | $12,145.00 | 04/23/2020 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 024 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.261(b)(1): The employer did not ensure that the main power disconnect switch or valve, or both, controlling its source of power or flow of material, was locked out or blocked off with padlock, blank flange, or similar device before conducting any maintenance, inspection, cleaning, adjusting, or servicing of equipment (electrical, mechanical, or other) that required entrance into or close contact with the machinery or equipment: Paper Machine #9, Basement- On or about November 21, 2019, employees were not protected from a severe laceration, amputation, and crushing hazard where they had turned off the paper machine and, while it was powering down, reached into the machine and used a hose to spray water on the crepe set roll to make a guide adjustment when the main power disconnect controlling the machines power source was not locked out.