Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001B 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: (d)(1) Preparation for shutdown. Before an authorized or affected employee turns off a machine or equipment, the authorized employee shall have knowledge of the type and magnitude of the energy, the hazards of the energy to be controlled, and the method or means to control the energy. (d)(2) Machine or equipment shutdown. The machine or equipment shall be turned off or shut down using the procedures established for the machine or equipment. An orderly shutdown must be utilized to avoid any additional or increased hazard(s) to employees as a result of the equipment stoppage. (d)(3) Machine or equipment isolation. All energy isolating devices that are needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment shall be physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s). (d)(4) Lockout or tagout device application. Lockout or tagout devices shall be affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees. (d)(5) Stored energy. Following the application of lockout or tagout devices to energy isolating devices, all potentially hazardous stored or residual energy shall be relieved, disconnected, restrained, and otherwise rendered safe. (d)(6) Verification of isolation. Prior to starting work on machines or equipment that have been locked out or tagged out, the authorized employee shall verify that isolation and deenergization of the machine or equipment have been accomplished. a) On or about May 28, 2024 the employer did not ensure employees controlled the hazardous energy of Rip Saw #2 utilizing sequence (d)(1) through (d)(6) while conducting troubleshooting, exposing employees to the point of operation of the saw. b) On or about May 24, 2024 the employer did not ensure employees controlled the hazardous energy of Rip Saw #1 and Rip Saw #2 utilizing sequence (d)(1) through (d)(6) while changing blades, exposing employees to the point of operation of the saw. c) On or about October 1, 2024, in the Glue Department, the employer did not ensure that the energy control sequence (d)(1), (d)(2), (d)(3), (d)(4), (d)(5), and (d)(6) was applied to control electrical energy when employees were cleaning glue from the two rollers on Double Glue Line Coater. Employees wiping roller surfaces had their hands and fingers exposed to caught-in hazards of the rotating parts. d) On or about July 26, 2024, in the Pre-Finish Department, the employer did not ensure that the energy control sequence (d)(1), (d)(2), (d)(3), (d)(4), (d)(5), and (d)(6) was applied to control electrical energy when employees were cleaning the eight sections (H, I, D, O, T, Z, JJ, QQ) of the pre-finish line for color change-over. Employees wiping roller surfaces had their hands and fingers exposed to caught-on hazards of the rotating parts. e) On or about October 1, 2024, in the Engineered Department, the employer did not ensure that the energy control sequence (d)(1), (d)(2), (d)(3), (d)(4), (d)(5), and (d)(6) was applied to control electrical and pneumatic energies when the operator was setting up Kentwood Moulder for product size changeover. Operators were exposed to caught-in hazards of the rotating parts such as, but not limited to Moulder heads. The Appalachian Wood Floors, Inc. DBA Graf Custom Hardwood was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1910.147(d), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1626768, citation number 1, item number 4b and was affirmed as a final order on March 4, 2024, with respect to a workplace located at 838 Campbell Ave Portsmouth, OH 45662.