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

29 CFR 1910.147(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). a. On or about December 1, 2015, located at the Jones Packer, employees entered an interlocked gate in order to remove cardboard jams without relieving the equipment's pneumatic energy. The employee did not perform lockout/tagout which would have included the application of locks/tags, thereby exposing the employee to a caught-between hazard. b. On or about December 1, 2015, located at Group 18 South Bender #2, employees entered an interlocked gate in order to paint a mold with boron nitrate and then sand the mold by hand without performing lockout/tagout which would have included the application of locks/tags, thereby exposing the employees to the moving parts of the bender. 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. The employees did not perform lockout/tag out which would have included the application of locks/tags, thereby exposing the employees to the rotating parts of the flare machine. 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)(3), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 959773, citation number 1, item number 2b 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.