Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii): The employer did not certify that periodic inspections of the energy control procedures had been performed: a) On or about 03/05/14, in the establishment, Employer did not annually certify that Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) periodic inspections had been done to verify accuracy or to correct any deviations/inadequacies of all their machine-specific LOTO procedures (at least 73 LOTO procedures) and the application of them by all authorized employees (around 37 authorized employees for Tonawanda Coke and 8 authorized employees for Kirchner LLC). On 2013, only three LOTO procedures for machines: 3-Belt, Rod Mill and West Hammer were inspected and certified with three authorized employees. ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED Tonawanda Coke Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 314846205, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 11/02/10, with respect to a workplace located at 3875 River Road, Tonawanda, NY, 14150.