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

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4): A lockout device is not attached to all power sources: The employer does not protect employees from the hazardous energy of machinery or equipment by turning off or shutting down machinery or equipment as required by energy control procedures, ensuring energy isolation devices are operated to isolate machinery or equipment from their energy source(s), and affixing lockout devices to energy isolation devices by authorized employees: A) Milark Industries, Inc., located at 20 Baird Parkway, Mansfield, OH 44903: The employer does not ensure that employees apply lockout/tagout devices in order to control hazardous energy of the turn table robotic welding cell # 100058 prior to allowing employees to enter the point of operation in order to conduct activities such as, but not limited to, cleaning nozzles, changing welding tips, and adjusting welds. The OTC DR-4000 Weld Robots and turn table of the robotic welding cell are not isolated from the electrical energy source prior to engaging in these servicing and maintenance activities. The employees are exposed to struck-by and crushing hazards. The most recent failure to protect employees from hazardous energy or equipment occurred on or about May 9, 2016, when the employer did not ensure an employee applied lockout/tagout devices in order to control hazardous energy of the turn table robotic welding cell # 100058 and isolate the OTC DR-4000 Weld Robots and turn table from electrical energy source prior to allowing employee to enter the robotic welding cell. As a result, the remaining applicable energy control elements, involving dissipation of residual energy [1910.147(d)(5)], and verification of isolation [1910.147(d)(6)], were not implemented to protect employees from machine servicing hazards such as, but not limited to, cleaning nozzles, changing welding tips, and adjusting welds. To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that machinery or equipment are turned off or shut down, energy isolation devices are operated in a manner to isolate the machinery or equipment from the energy source(s), and lockout devices are affixed to energy isolation devices as part of the hazardous energy control process for servicing and maintenance activities including, but not limited to, cleaning nozzles, changing welding tips, and adjusting welds.