OSHA Inspection: MAUSER PACKAGING SOLUTIONS DBA MEYER STEEL DRUM, INC.

Issued

Dec 3, 2019

Abate by

Dec 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $11,366 · Current $11,366

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): Procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(A), (c)(4)(ii)(B), (c)(4)(ii)(C) and (c)(4)(ii)(D):           a) On or about October 1, 2019, employees were required to service and/or maintain the Out-of-the-Primer-Booth Up-ender. The Out-of-the-Primer-Booth Up-ender had three or more sources of energy (electrical (480 volt)), compressed air, and gravity. The employer's written lockout program and energy control procedures did not address venting the compressed air lines, how to control gravity as a source of energy and did not include the following:   i) A specific statement of the intended use of the procedure as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(A).   ii) Specific procedural steps to for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(B).   iii) Specific procedural steps to for the placement, removal and transfer of lockout devices or tagout devices and the responsibility for them as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(C).   iv) Specific requirements for testing a machine or equipment to determine and verify the effectiveness of lockout devices, tagout devices and other energy control measures as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(D).

Issued

Dec 3, 2019

Abate by

Dec 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d): The established procedure for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) did not cover the actions listed in and was not done in sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1) through (d)(6):      a) On or about October 1, 2019, at the end of the Drum Primer Booth, employees were exposed to machine hazards associated with moving parts when required to service and/or maintain the Drum Upender. The employer failed to implement energy control application steps as the machine was not shut down or turned off to perform the servicing work [per the 1910.147(d)(2) requirements].  As a result, the remaining applicable energy control elements, involving machine isolation [(d)(3)], LOTO device application [(d)(4)], dissipation of residual energy [(d)(5)(i)], and verification of isolation [(d)(6)], were not implemented to protect employees from machine servicing hazards.