Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 002 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i): Lockout or tagout devices are not affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees: The employer does not require employees to affix energy isolation (lockout/tagout) device(s) to control and isolate source(s) of hazardous energy prior to conducting servicing and maintenance activities. (a) As the investigation disclosed, in the lumber milling area, from the period of May 7, 2013 through and including May 21, 2013. Employees authorized to perform servicing and maintenance activities on the Mini-mill saw are exposed to hazardous energy during blade changes and other servicing and maintenance activities because the employer does not require that energy isolation (lockout/tagout) devices be applied to isolate electrical and pneumatic energy. To abate this hazard in the future, ensure that energy isolation (lockout/tagout) devices are affixed to isolation points for electrical and pneumatic source of energy that are connected to the Mini-mill saw by each authorized person prior to initiating servicing and maintenance activities on the Mini-mill saw. Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, the employer must submit documents describing the steps it is taking to ensure compliance, including a description of their abatement plan for ensuring that all authorized employees who are engaged in performing servicing and maintenance on the Mini-mill saw affix energy isolation devices to the electrical and pneumatic sources of hazardous energy prior to and during servicing and maintenance activities. (b) As the investigation disclosed, in the Quonset hut, from the period of May 7, 2013 through and including May 21, 2013. Employees authorized to perform servicing and maintenance activities on the trim saw are exposed to hazardous energy during blade changes and when guards are removed/bypassed to clearing jams and facilitate cleaning operations, and other servicing and maintenance activities because the employer does not require that energy isolation (lockout/tagout) devices be applied to isolate electrical energy. To abate this hazard in the future, ensure that energy isolation (lockout/tagout) device(s) are affixed to isolation point(s) for electrical source of energy that are connected to the trim saw by each authorized person prior to initiating servicing and maintenance activities on the trim saw when guards are bypassed or removed. Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, the employer must submit documents describing the steps it is taking to ensure compliance, including a description of their abatement plan for ensuring that all authorized employees who are engaged in performing servicing and maintenance on the trim saw affix energy isolation devices to the electrical sources of hazardous energy prior to and during servicing and maintenance activities where the guards are removed and/or bypassed. (c) As the investigation disclosed, in the Quonset hut, from the period of May 7, 2013 through and including May 21, 2013. Employees authorized to perform servicing and maintenance activities on the waste conveyor are exposed to hazardous energy when removing the tail pulley guard to clear jams and clean excelsior (wood cuttings) from around the powered roller at the tail pulley section, when tracking the conveyor belt, and during other servicing and maintenance activities because the employer does not require that energy isolation (lockout/tagout) devices be applied to isolate electrical energy. To abate this hazard in the future, ensure that energy isolation (lockout/tagout) device(s) are affixed to isolation point(s) for electrical source of energy that are connected to the waste conveyor by each authorized person prior to initiating servicing and maintenance activities on the waste conveyor. Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, the employer must submit documents describing the steps it is taking to ensure compliance, including a description of their abatement plan for ensuring that all authorized employees who are engaged in performing servicing and maintenance on the waste conveyor affix energy isolation devices to the electrical source of hazardous energy prior to and during servicing and maintenance activities. (d) As the investigation disclosed, in the Quonset hut, from the period of May 7, 2013 through and including May 21, 2013. Employees authorized to perform servicing and maintenance activities on the headsaw are exposed to hazardous energy during blade changes, manual blade scraping operations, jam clearing operations, and during other servicing and maintenance activities because the employer does not require that energy isolation (lockout/tagout) devices be applied to isolate electrical energy. To abate this hazard in the future, ensure that energy isolation (lockout/tagout) device(s) are affixed to isolation point(s) for electrical source of energy that are connected to the headsaw by each authorized person prior to initiating servicing and maintenance activities on the headsaw. Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, the employer must submit documents describing the steps it is taking to ensure compliance, including a description of their abatement plan for ensuring that all authorized employees who are engaged in performing servicing and maintenance on the headsaw affix energy isolation devices to the electrical source of hazardous energy prior to and during servicing and maintenance activities.