OSHA Inspection: SHAWNEE MILLING CO.

Issued

Mar 27, 1996

Abate by

Mar 31, 1996

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
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:
A section of the conveyor system was placed in an upright position for
measurement and review
purposes. The section of conveyor was not restrained, blocked, cribbed, or
otherwise secured
to prevent the section of conveyor to fall from a position of rest. On or
about February 27, 1996
an employee was killed when the unrestrained section of the conveyor fell,
pinning the employee
between the underside of the conveyor and the floor.
or in the alternative:
29 CFR 1910.147(d): The established procedure for the application of
energy control (the
lockout or tagout procedures) did not cover the following elements,
actions and done in sequence
as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1)-(d)(6):
At the plant, in the feed mill: the application of controlling energy did
not include turning the
equipment off, isolation of the 440 volt electrics and air systems,
applying lockout devices,
relieving stored energy, including the blocking if the conveyor with
stands when in an up
position; to safeguard against the hazard of potential collapse, and the
verification of isolation,
during inspection work, where the vertical control gear box was removed
and an employee was
under the #4 packer, sewing machine, scales, and flow belt.

Issued

Mar 27, 1996

Abate by

May 16, 1996