OSHA Inspection: MONFORT, INC.

Issued

May 9, 1989

Abate by

May 12, 1989

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
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employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were
free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death
or serious harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the
unexpected energization start up or release of stored energy that could
occur and cause injuries and/or death.
On or about April 6,1989, an employee was permitted to do maintenance
work on a roller conveyor that was not secured from unexpected
startup and thus causing serious physical harm to the employee.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is:
Establish and enforce a lockout/tagout procedure such as the one
recommended by ANSI Z 244.1 specifying that prior to the performance
of any activities where unexpected startup or release of stored
energy could occur and cause injury, all potentially hazardous energy
sources should be isolated and locked/tagged out.
This procedure should contain clear and specific outline of the scope,
purpose and responsibility, authorization, rules and techniques to be
applied to control the hazardous energy, and measures to enforce
compliance including but not limited to the following:
1) A specific statement as to the intended use of the procedures.
2) Specific procedural steps for the shutting down, isolating, blocking
and securing (lock and/or tag) of the energy sources.
3) Specific procedural steps for the removal and transfer of locks
and/or tags and the responsibility for them.
4) Specific requirements for testing a system to determine and verify
the effectiveness of the lockout/tagout and other energy control
measures.
5) Periodic surveys, at least annually, to ensure that the energy
control procedures are being followed. This survey to be conducted
by a person employee other than the person implementingthe energy
control procedures.