Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: LOCKOUT

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to: Employees were exposed to the hazard of death by electrocution in that the lockout/tagout program was deficient as the journeyman electrician in charge of the trainee electrician who was working on the Butcher Boy bandsaw B.B.15 in the strip department on 6/25/87 did not have his own padlock in place on the power disconnect for the saw, didnot inspect the trainee's work before the circuit was energized, and did not require employees to stand clear of the saw when it was energized for testing purposes. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is: 1) Require all employees involved in repair and maintenance activities to use their own padlocks when a lockout/tagout is needed. 2) Requires electrical work to be inspected by a journeyman electrician prior to energization of circuits. 3) Requires all employees to stand clear of equipment which is being energized for testing purposes.