Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001B Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.147(d): Application of control. The established procedures for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) shall cover the following elements and actions and shall be done in the following sequence: a. On or before May 21, 2019, in the manufacturing area, employees were exposed to machine hazards associated with moving parts during the clearing of jams and/or other servicing activities in the China forming machines. The employer failed to implement energy control application steps as the machine was not shut down or turned off to perform the servicing work [per the 1910.147(d)(2) requirements]. As a result, the remaining applicable energy control elements, involving machine isolation [(d)(3)], LOTO device application [(d)(4)], dissipation of residual energy [(d)(5)(i)], and verification of isolation [(d)(6)], were not implemented to protect employees from machine servicing hazards. On or about May 14, 2019, an employee was hospitalized due to injuries to the right forearm when it was caught in the main head of the China forming machine no. 3 while clearing a jam. IPG, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of an equivalent occupational safety and health standard 1910.147(d)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1114723, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on February 17, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 1932 Pittsburgh Drive, Delaware, Ohio 43015.