OSHA Inspection: RURAL KING HOLDING CO.

Issued

Feb 27, 2014

Abate by

Mar 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:    Rural King Holding Co. had employees perform maintenance operations within the facility, including the conveyor system. The employer did not develop, document, and utilize energy control procedures.  These energy control procedures would include the following:      a. A specific statement of the intended use of the procedure,   b. Specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy,    c. Specific procedural steps for the placement, removal and transfer of lockout devices or tagout devices and the responsibility for them, and   d. Specific requirements for testing a machine or equipment to determine and verify the effectiveness of lockout devices, tagout devices, and other energy control measures.

Issued

Feb 27, 2014

Abate by

Mar 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:     Rural King Holding Co. had employees perform maintenance operations within the facility, including the conveyor system, and the employer did not conduct an energy control inspection to ensure that all hazardous energy was controlled during maintenance operations and the requirements of 1910.147 were met.

Issued

Feb 27, 2014

Abate by

Mar 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees:    Rural King Holding Co. had employees perform maintenance operations within the facility, including the conveyor system, and the employer did not provide lockout training to ensure all employees had the knowledge and skills to control all hazardous energy during maintenance operations.  This training would include training in the following:      a. Authorized employees: training in recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control,   b. Affected employees: purpose and use of the energy control procedure,   c. Other employees: instructed about the procedure, and about the prohibition relating to attempts to restart or re-energize machine or equipment which have been locked or tagged out.

Issued

Feb 27, 2014

Abate by

Mar 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(ii)(D): Each authorized employee shall affix a personal lockout or tagout device to the group lockout device prior to working on the machine or equipment:    Rural King Holding Co. had two employees perform maintenance operations on the Long Line of the new conveyor system, and only one of the employees applied an energy control device on the electrical disconnect.  The employer did not require each employee to affix a personal lockout or tagout device when the employee began work and removed when the employee completed servicing and maintenance.