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29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees. The training shall include the following: a. On or before March 27, 2018, the employer failed to ensure that employees who operated the PRS AIC Tipper (model: A1-C; S/N: 3615) and bypassed the barrier guard/chains to perform cleaning, inspecting, and/or troubleshooting were trained in the purpose and function of the energy control procedure and in the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls. On or about March 27, 2018, an employee sustained an amputation of the right index finger while troubleshooting the carriage on the energized PRS AIC Tipper. b. On or before April 3, 2018, the employer did not ensure that each employee whose work operations, such as pallet repair, in an area where energy control procedures might be utilized, was instructed about the procedure, and about the prohibition relating to attempts to restart or reenergize machines or equipment which were locked or tagged out. Buckeye Diamond Logistics, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1190848, citation number 1, item number 2, and was affirmed as a final order on January 18, 2017, with respect to a workplace located at 3180 Fort Shawnee Industrial Drive, Lima, Ohio 45806.