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: (a) On or about July 30, 2014, August 14, 2014, and August 23, 2014, there was no specific energy isolating procedure developed, documented and utilized to isolate the electric and pneumatic energy sources on the Hawthorne Airlock on the Balemaster Series 4000 Baler Line, prior to employees entering and unjamming the airlocks. (b) Maintenance employees working on the Bobst machines did not utilize the energy isolating procedures prior to climbing underneath the machines and oiling the cam and chain and letting air out of the brake. (c) On or about August 20, 2014, there was no specific energy isolating procedure for the Balemaster Series 4000 Baler to isolate the electric and pneumatic energy sources prior to employees removing excess wire from the twisters. Burrows Paper Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 964348, Citation Number 2, Item Number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on August 8, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 2000 Commerce Center Drive, Franklin, Ohio. Burrows Paper Corporation was also previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 312368780, Citation Number 1, Item Number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on April 10, 2010, with respect to a workplace located at Lyonsdale Road, Lyons Falls, New York.