OSHA Inspection: WAUSAU CONTAINER CORPORATION

Issued

2026-02-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9268.00 · Current $6488.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(4)(ii):The procedures shall 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, the following:  (A) A specific statement of the intended use of the procedure;  (B) Specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy;  (C) Specific procedural steps for the placement, removal and transfer of lockout devices or tagout devices and the responsibility for them; and  (D) Specific requirements for testing a machine or equipment to determine and verify the effectiveness of lockout devices, tagout devices, and other energy control measures.   On or about January 2, 2026 at an establishment located at 8000 Highland Dr, Wausau, Wisconsin, employees were required to perform servicing and maintenance machines for tasks such as, but not limited to, swapping of the die counter, dies, striping boards and blanking section pins. The procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques, nor did the procedure identify all energy sources such as, but not limited to, gravitational, potential, hydraulic, thermal, and pneumatic to be isolated for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance.

Issued

2026-02-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 January 2, 2026, at an establishment located at 8000 Highland Dr, Wausau, Wisconsin, employees were exposed to machine hazards associated with moving parts when they engaged in changeover activities on the Young Shin Industries Ltd. (Model: REVOTEC 106SB, Serial: YT-32-033005) flatbed die cutter machine.  The employer did not ensure that employees implemented energy control application steps or equivalent protective measures prior to allowing them to enter the blanking section of the machine.  The machine was not deenergized prior to the employee engaging in the servicing / maintenance activity exposing employees to gravitational energy.  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.