OSHA Inspection: WACKENHUT

Issued

Jul 5, 1989

Abate by

Jul 21, 1989

Penalty

Initial $490 · Current $490

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 physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to:
The hazard of a robotic welding machine being activated while an
employee is in the guarded envelop enclosure and causing a crushing
injury or death.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard would be to enforce the immediate use of an individual key lock-
out for each machinery repairman to be installed at the control panel
located outside of the enclosure guard fencing. Ref. ANSI Z244.1-1982
Section 4 and 5, American National Standard of Minimum Safety
Requirements for Lock-out/Tagout of Energy Sources for Personnel
Protection.
Essential elements of the lockout procedure would be:
1) Open and lock out the main power disconnect for the machine and bleed
off any residual energy.
2) Provide each potentially exposede employee working in the area with
separate lock and key to be placed on the lockout means.
3) Establish a written lockout policy, including procedures to be
followed and training for all affected employees, both maintenance
and operational crews.
4) Periodically evaluate the program and strictly enforce all of its
provisions.

Issued

Jul 5, 1989

Abate by

Aug 7, 1989

Penalty

Initial $490 · Current $490