Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 010 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative: Employees perform servicing and maintenance activities such as installing, setting up, adjusting, inspecting, maintaining, repairing, cleaning and servicing a variety of machines and equipment such as, but not limited to, densifiers, augers inside the silos, grinders, shredders, balers, and shears. Employees did not use lockout or tagout devises to isolate energy sources, inspections on lockout methods were not performed, nor was training provided to employees on the energy control measures. a. There were no written machine specific lockout/tagout procedures. b. When equipment had multiple energy sources, employees only locked out the electricity. c. An annual audit was not performed because there were no machine specific procedures. d. The equipment was not locked out when the silo was cleaned or material checked. e. The equipment was not locked out when turning the shafts on the augers when the material was clogged. f. The equipment was not locked out when changing the blades on the densifiers. g. Employees performing work such as, but not limited to, densifier blade change were not trained to perform lockout/tagout. h. Employees performing work such as, but not limited to, densifier blade change were not provided with locks. i. If multiple employees were performing work on a machine, each employee did not place his own lock on the machine. Work such as, but not limited to, removing metal from grinders or cleaning grinders, involved multiple employees. j. Work such as, but not limited to, correcting an interlock on the baler was not locked out until OSHA asked why the work was being performed without locking out the equipment. In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.