OSHA Inspection: QUIKRETE COMPANIES

Issued

Feb 24, 2025

Abate by

Mar 31, 2025

Penalty

Initial $6,620 · Current $3,972 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 December 12, 2024,  employees were exposed to machine hazards associated with the moving parts of conveyor belt on the pugmill.  The employer failed to implement energy control application prior to employees cleaning off frozen and/or stuck aggregate post production per the 1910.147(d)(1) requirements.  As a result, the remaining applicable energy control elements, involving machine shut down [(d)(2)], 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 cleaning hazards:  -prepare for shutdown [(d)(1)] - ensure authorized employee has knowledge of the type, magnitude, the hazards, and the method or means to control the energy; -shutdown the machine or equipment [(d)(2)]; -machine isolation [(d)(3)] - Physically locate and operate all energy isolating devices that are needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s); -LOTO device application [(d)(4)] - Affix a lockout or tagout device to each energy isolating device; -dissipation of residual energy [(d)(5)(i)] - relieve, disconnect, restrain, and otherwise render safe all potentially hazardous stored or residual energy; -verification of isolation [(d)(6)] - Verify that isolation and de-energization of the machine or equipment has been accomplished.