Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001A Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: Folding Dept., RO3 F.L. Smithe Champion Rollamatic Folding Machine. On or about February 6, 2020, the employer did not document and utilize energy control procedures for the protection of employees who performed servicing and maintenance tasks on the machine. Employees were exposed to amputation, laceration and crushing hazards when their hands and fingers were in the danger zone of the moving rollers when clearing jammed envelopes in the Seal Flap Folder area of the machine. Employees were instructed to activate an emergency stop button before lifting a carriage "guard" over the rollers in order to clear jams. Employees were not required to follow procedures to deenergize and lockout the machine's electrical and pneumatic energy sources, including control of any hazardous residual motion of the rollers (stored energy) prior to clearing jams. Alternative protective measures, such as machine guarding, were not adequate. Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).