Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 040 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.147(d): The established procedure for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) did not cover the actions listed in and was not done in sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1)-(6): a. The employer does not protect employees from the hazardous energy of machinery or equipment by turning off or shutting down machinery or equipment as required by energy control procedures, ensuring energy isolation devices are operated to isolate machinery or equipment from their energy source(s), and affixing lockout devices to energy isolation devices by authorized employees: On or about March 17, 2016, the employer did not ensure that an employee implemented energy control procedures prior to bypassing an idler station barrier guard and entering the danger zone of the press 1 idler station adjacent to the point of operation for press 1 and press 2 of the RY-4 robotic press line. An employee operating the press line entered the idler station to retrieve and reset a piece onto the idler station table. The machine was not isolated from energy sources prior to engaging in this servicing and maintenance activity. The employee was a temporary worker provided by iforce, an employment staffing agency. As a result, the remaining applicable energy control elements, involving machine isolation [1910.147(d)(3)], lock-out/tag-out device application [1910.147(d)(4)], dissipation of residual energy [1910.147(d)(5)(i)], and verification of isolation [1910.147(d)(6)], were not implemented to protect employees from machine servicing hazards such as removing scrap from the point of operation.