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

29 CFR 1910.147(d): Application of control. The established procedures for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) shall cover the following elements and actions and shall be done in the following sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1) through (d)(6): a. On or about February 18, 2020, and at times prior thereto, in the core molding area, employees were exposed to pinch points and caught-in hazards while performing cleaning activities in order to prevent/remove the build up of sand in the core molding box of the Shalco #8 machine. The employer did not implement energy control application steps as the machine was not shut down or turned off to perform the servicing work [per 1910.147(d)(2) requirements]. As a result, the remaining applicable energy control elements, involving machine isolation (d)(3)], LOTO device application [(d)(4)], dissipation of residual energy [(d)(5)(i)], and verification of isolation [(d)(6)], were not implemented to protect employees from machine servicing hazards. b. On or about February 18, 2020, and at times prior thereto, in the core molding area, employees were exposed to pinch points and caught-in hazards while performing cleaning activities in order to prevent/remove the build up of sand in the core molding box of the CB-30 machine. The employer did not implement energy control application steps as the machine was not shut down or turned off to perform the servicing work [per 1910.147(d)(2) requirements]. As a result, the remaining applicable energy control elements, involving machine isolation (d)(3)], LOTO device application [(d)(4)], dissipation of residual energy [(d)(5)(i)], and verification of isolation [(d)(6)], were not implemented to protect employees from machine servicing hazards. Casting Solutions, LLC. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.147(d), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1272505, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on January 9, 2018, with respect to a workplace located at 2345 Licking Road Zanesville, Ohio 43701.