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Violation Detail

Standard Cited: 19100147 C01 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout).

Inspection Nr: 1267353.015

Citation: 02001

Citation Type: Willful

Abatement Date: 3

Initial Penalty: $116,402.00

Current Penalty: $81,481.40

Issuance Date: 03/20/2018

Nr Instances: 4

Nr Exposed: 71

Related Event Code (REC): I

Gravity: 10

Report ID: 0214500

Contest Date: 04/12/2018

Final Order: 10/17/2019

Emphasis:

**Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History**
Type	Latest Event	Event Date	Penalty	Citation Type
Penalty	F: Formal Settlement	10/17/2019	$81,481.40	Willful
Penalty	C: Contested	06/13/2018	$116,402.00	Willful
Penalty	Z: Issued	03/20/2018	$116,402.00	Willful

Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001 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: a) Production Area: Employees were exposed to amputation and electrical shock/burn hazards as they performed maintenance and other operations on equipment such as the Grinder. The equipment was not Locked Out & Tagged Out. Employer did not establish an energy control procedure for electric/hydraulic/pneumatic energy sources while employees performed services during such work operations, on or about 10/2/17. b) Production Area: Employees were exposed to amputation and electrical shock/burn hazards as they performed maintenance and other operations on equipment such as PI 3. The equipment was not Locked Out & Tagged Out. Employer did not establish an energy control procedure for electric/hydraulic/pneumatic energy sources while employees performed services during such work operations, on or about 10/4/17. c) Production Area: Employees were exposed to amputation, thermal burns and electrical shock/burn hazards as they performed maintenance and other operations on equipment such as M5. The equipment was not Locked Out & Tagged Out. Employer did not establish an energy control procedure for electric/hydraulic/pneumatic energy sources while employees performed services during such work operations, on or about 10/5/17. d) Production Area: Employees were exposed to amputation and electrical shock/burn hazards as they performed maintenance and other operations on equipment such as PI 2. The equipment was not Locked Out & Tagged Out. Employer did not establish an energy control procedure for electric/hydraulic/pneumatic energy sources while employees performed services during such work operations, on or about 10/11/17

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