OSHA Inspection: TAYLOR IMPLEMENT CO., LLC

Issued

Sep 28, 2023

Abate by

Oct 25, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,938 · Current $6,000 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) Taylor Implement Co., LLC, On or about May 15, 2023, and at times prior, employees were exposed to struck by and crushing hazards while adjusting the width of the rear axle on the CLAAS Jaguar series 990-930 Type 2 self-propelled forage harvester (combine). The employee was working under the improperly secured load when the mechanical energy was unexpectedly released, and the load unexpectedly dropped. The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections for employees to follow during this process.

Issued

Sep 28, 2023

Abate by

Oct 25, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,938 · Current $6,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3): All energy isolating devices that were needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment was not physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source:  a) Taylor Implement Co., LLC, On or about May 15, 2023, and at times prior, employees were exposed to struck by and crushing hazards while adjusting the width of the rear axle on the CLAAS Jaguar series 990-930 Type 2 self-propelled forage harvester (combine). The employee was working under the improperly secured load when the load unexpectedly dropped.

Issued

Sep 28, 2023

Abate by

Oct 25, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,938 · Current $6,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.244(a)(2)(iii): Loads were not cribbed, blocked or otherwise secured immediately after being raised with a jack:  a) Taylor Implement Co., LLC, On or about May 15, 2023, and at times prior, employees were exposed to struck by and crushing hazards while adjusting the width of the rear axle on the CLAAS Jaguar series 990-930 Type 2 self-propelled forage harvester (combine). The employee was working under the improperly secured load using two 20-ton Pittsburg pneumatic jacks to support the load.