OSHA Inspection: GROWMARK INC.

Issued

2021-03-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-04-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13653.00 · Current $9557.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(B):Specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy:   On or about October 19, 2020, the employer's energy control procedure for the Roller Mills did not identify specific procedural steps to confirm motion of the rotating mill rolls had been effectively stopped and/or rendered isolated from hazardous energy to ensure employees were protected from in-running nip point hazards.

Issued

2021-03-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-04-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Each authorized employee shall receive training in the 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.  On or about October 19, 2020, the employer had not trained each authorized employee on the methods to ensure all residual energy had been dissipated from mill rollers prior to initiating any servicing and/or maintenance activities.

Issued

2021-03-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-04-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13653.00 · Current $9557.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(d): Application of control. The established procedures for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) shall cover the following elements and actions and shall be done in the following sequence:    On or about October 19, 2020, an employee was exposed to machine hazards associated with rotating rollers when engaged in adjustment work such as but not limited to adjusting the gap between the set of rollers on the Roskamp roller mill. The employer did not ensure that employees implemented energy control application steps prior to adjustment work. The machine was not rendered safe prior to the employee engaging in the servicing/maintenance activity.   As a result, the remaining applicable energy control elements, involving machine isolation [1910.147(d)(3)], lockout/tagout device application [1910.147(d)(4)], dissipation of residual energy [1910(d)(5)(i)], and verification of isolation [1910.147(d)(6)] were not implemented to protect employees from machine hazards.