Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 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: On or about December 2, 2024, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to struck-by, caught between, and impalement hazards in that employees were allowed to perform maintenance and servicing on equipment such as, but not limited to, robotic systems and mixers without having equipment specific energy control procedures, knowledge of the hazards and how to control them, protective materials and hardware to isolate the hazards, and periodic inspections to ensure compliance with the requirements.