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

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i):Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section. B) Specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy; (C) Specific procedural steps for the placement, removal and transfer of lockout devices or tagout devices and the responsibility for them; and (D) Specific requirements for testing a machine or equipment to determine and verify the effectiveness of lockout devices, tagout devices, and other energy control measures. Note: Exception: The employer need not document the required procedure for a particular machine or equipment, when all of the following elements exist: (1) The machine or equipment has no potential for stored or residual energy or reaccumulation of stored energy after shut down which could endanger employees; (2) the machine or equipment has a single energy source which can be readily identified and isolated; (3) the isolation and locking out of that energy source will completely deenergize and deactivate the machine or equipment; (4) the machine or equipment is isolated from that energy source and locked out during servicing or maintenance; (5) a single lockout device will achieve a locker-out condition; (6) the lockout device is under the exclusive control of the authorized employee performing the servicing or maintenance; (7) the servicing or maintenance does not create hazards for other employees; and (8) the employer, in utilizing this exception, has had no accidents involving the unexpected activation or reenergization of the machine or equipment during servicing or maintenance. a) On 9/1/23, the employer did not ensure that the machine specific energy control procedure for equipment including the Margasa Fiber Injection Line (model #IFPR-3/2100) cell #5, cell #6, cell #30, cell #31, cell #32, cell #33, cell #34 were written and utilized to included specific procedures for how long to wait for the thermal heat to dissipate, for the removal of the lockout devices and for testing the equipment to determine and verify the effectiveness of lockout devices for the electrical disconnect, the natural gases, and thermal heat to ensure that employees were not exposed to caught in and burn hazards prior to inspections, and cleaning inside of the cells. This was most recently observed on or about 12/13/2023. The UGN Automotive Inc. DBA UGN Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1437513, citation number 1, item number 1a and was affirmed as a final order on 2/5/2020, with respect to a workplace located at 201 Exploration Dr. Monroe, OH. 45050