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

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative: The employer failed to establish an energy control lockout/tagout program in the workplace to control hazardous energy sources (e.g. electric, pneumatic, etc.) on production equipment prior to assigning unauthorized personnel to perform maintenance and servicing tasks such as, but not limited to, setup, adjustments, teardown, cleaning and sanitation: a) On or about January 10, 2025, operators were assigned to perform setup on the energized RollStock Ri-200 packaging machine (Cut & Wrap line). Operators had their upper extremities exposed to pinch point caught-in hazards of moving conveyor parts likely to result in serious injuries. An unexpected start-up of the conveyor (indexing) at the non-forming film section during an adjustment task caused a recordable injury because lockout was not performed. b) On or about January 22, 2025, operators were assigned to disassemble the energized World Cup Rotary Cup Sealer (Line A in Crumble Room) for cleaning and sanitation. Operators had their upper extremities exposed to caught-in and struck-by hazard of moving parts such as the rotary table and push pistons likely to result in serious injuries when machine was not locked out. Previously, an unexpected startup of the equipment during an adjustment task caused a recordable injury because lockout was not conducted.