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

29 CFR 1910.272(h)(2)(i): Whenever an employee walked or stood on or in stored grain or grain products of a depth with posed an engulfment hazard, all equipment which presented a danger to that employee (such as an auger or other grain transport equipment) was not deenergized, and disconnected, locked-out and tagged, blocked-off, or otherwise prevented from operating by other equally effective means or methods: a) The Andersons, Inc. located at 125 Edwin Road in Toledo, Ohio; On or about July 17, 18, and 19, 2019 the employer did not ensure all grain moving equipment was de-energized and disconnected, locked-out, blocked-off, or otherwise prevented from operating by other equally effective means or methods. Employees entering the flat bottom grain storage tank #485 to clear hardened clumps of grain around exit gate #486 were exposed to entrapment and engulfment hazards, in that all electrical and hydraulic energy sources such as, but not limited to, the infeed basket valve, hydraulic exit gates, and the underground conveyor, were not effectively locked out and prevented from operating.