OSHA Inspection: BREAKAWAY ICE, LLC

Issued

Apr 18, 2016

Abate by

May 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    (a) Location - 20 Carter Street, Tewksbury, MA:    On or about 3/29/2016, a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training, and periodic inspection has not been developed and implemented to protect employees performing service and maintenance on machines and equipment from the hazards associated with unexpected energization, startup, or the release of stored energy.

Issued

Apr 18, 2016

Abate by

May 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(5)(i): All potentially hazardous stored or residual energy was not relieved, disconnected, restrained or otherwise rendered safe after the application of lockout or tagout devices to energy isolating devices:  (a) Location - 20 Carter Street, Tewksbury, MA:  On or about 3/19/2016, mechanical energy stored by the vertical auger was not relieved or restrained prior to clearing ice from the discharge chute of a Zamboni Ice Resurfacer.