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

29 CFR 1910.147(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. a. On or about December 1, 2015, located at the Jones Packer, an authorized employee entered an interlocked gate in order to remove a jam that did not have its pneumatic energy relieved. The Jones Packer had not been shut down according to the lockout/tagout procedures, thereby exposing the employee to a caught-between hazard. b. On or about December 1, 2015, located at Group 18 South 18 Bender #2, employees entered an interlocked gate in order to paint a mold with boron nitrate and then sand the mold by hand without shutting down the bender, thereby exposing the employees to a struck-by/caught-between hazard. c. On or about December, 1, 2015, located at #5 flare machine, employees made adjustments to the flare machine by placing their hands with tools within the confines of the machine while the machine was in operation, thereby exposing the employees to a caught-in hazard. The General Electric Circleville Lamp Plant was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.147(d)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 959773, citation number 1, item number 2a and was affirmed as a final order on April 23, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 559 East Ohio Street Circleville, Ohio 43113.