OSHA Inspection: GROUP O, INC.

Issued

2024-11-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9795.00 · Current $6857.00 Reduced

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):  On or about July 16, 2024, employees performing servicing and maintenance activities on the Schwerdtel 1, Schwerdtel 2 and the Fischbach cartridge filling machine were exposed to amputation and entanglement hazards and the employer did not ensure the energy isolation procedures included a specific statement of the intended use of the procedure, specific procedural steps for shutting down and isolating equipment to control hazardous energy, specific procedural steps for the placement and removal of lockout devices, or specific requirements for testing the equipment to determine the effectiveness of the lockout devices.

Issued

2024-11-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9795.00 · Current $0.00 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:   On or about July 16, 2024, employees performing servicing and maintenance activities on the Schwerdtel 1, Schwerdtel 2, and Fischbach cartridge filling machine were exposed to amputation and entanglement hazards and the employer did not ensure the energy isolation procedures were inspected at least annually.

Issued

2024-11-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9795.00 · Current $6857.00 Reduced

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)-(6):   On or about July 12, 2024, an employee performing servicing and maintenance activities on the Schwerdtel 1 and Schwerdtel 2 machines were exposed to amputation and entanglement hazards and the employer did not 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.