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

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii):The procedures shall clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to (c)(4)(ii)(A) through (c)(4)(ii)(D) of this section. At the establishment located at 625 Hager Road, Denmark, Wisconsin; the employer did not ensure that the equipment specific energy control procedures clearly and specifically outlined the rules and techniques necessary to control hazardous energy for employees who perform servicing and/or maintenance operations, such as but not limited to sanitation, exposing employees to struck by and caught between or under hazards in the following instances: a) The energy control procedures for the QX6 Collagen Dumper, QX6 Handtmann Grinder Stuffer, QX7 Collagen Dumper, and QX6 Handtmann Grinder Stuffer did not identify specific requirements for testing to determine and verify the effectiveness of lockout devices. b) The energy control procedure for the QX8 Cook and Chill Rooms did not identify specific procedural steps for shutting down the equipment, identify all sources of potentially hazardous energy, such as but not limited to hot water, and procedural steps for the placement of lockout devices for each source of hazardous energy, such as but not limited to hot water. c) The energy control procedures for the QX8 Case Pack Room, QX8 Rapid Pack Room, QX8 Tower Room, and QX8 Stuffing Room did not identify specific procedural steps for shutting down the equipment and the magnitude of each source of hazardous energy, such as but not limited to electrical, pneumatic, steam and thermal. d) The energy control procedures for the QX6 Case Pack, QX6 Exit Conveyors, QX6 Infeed Tower Exit Conveyor, QX6 Stuffers & Belt, QX7 Case Pack, QX7 Exit Conveyors, QX7 Infeed Tower Exit Conveyor, and QX7 Stuffers & Belt did not identify specific procedural steps for isolating each source of hazardous energy, such as but not limited to electrical, procedural steps for the placement of lockout devices for each source of hazardous energy, such as but not limited to electrical, and specific requirements for testing to determine and verify the effectiveness of lockout devices. e) The energy control procedures for the QX6 Combo Dumper, QX6 Rapid Packs, QX6 X-Ray Metal Detect with Reject Conveyor, QX7 Case Pack, QX7 Combo Dumper, QX7 Rapid Packs, and QX7 X-Ray Metal Detect with Reject Conveyor did not identify specific procedural steps for isolating each source of hazardous energy, such as but not limited to electrical, pneumatic, and vacuum procedural steps for the placement of lockout devices for each source of hazardous energy, such as but not limited to electrical, pneumatic, and vacuum, all sources of potentially hazardous energy, such as but not limited to pneumatic, radiation, and vacuum, and specific requirements for testing to determine and verify the effectiveness of lockout devices. f) The energy control procedures for the QX6 Stuffing/Drying Infeed Conveyor, Pre-Drying Unit, Smoke Unit and Drying Unit, and QX7 Stuffing/Drying Infeed Conveyor, Pre-Drying Unit, Smoke Unit and Drying Unit did not identify the magnitude of each source of hazardous energy, such as but not limited to steam, thermal, specific procedural steps for isolating each source of hazardous energy, such as but not limited to electrical and steam, procedural steps for the placement of lockout devices for each source of hazardous energy, such as but not limited to electrical steam, and specific requirements for testing to determine and verify the effectiveness of lockout devices.