OSHA Inspection: BLISS MACHINE, INC.

Issued

2026-05-28

Abate by

2026-06-22

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(C): The energy control procedure did not clearly and specifically outline the steps for placement, removal and transfer of lockout devices or tagout devices and the responsibility for them:  a) On or about 05/26/2026 throughout the facility; where the employer's documented energy control procedures did not specifically identify the procedures which must be followed before removing a lockout lock by someone other than the employee who applied the lock.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED    NOTE:  1910.147(e)(3) Lockout or tagout devices removal. Each lockout or tagout device shall be removed from each energy isolating device by the employee who applied the device. Exception to paragraph (e)(3): When the authorized employee who applied the lockout or tagout device is not available to remove it, that device may be removed under the direction of the employer, provided that specific procedures and training for such removal have been developed, documented and incorporated into the employer's energy control program. The employer shall demonstrate that the specific procedure provides equivalent safety to the removal of the device by the authorized employee who applied it. The specific procedure shall include at least the following elements:  1910.147(e)(3)(i) Verfication by the employer that the authorized employee who applied the device is not at the facility;  1910.147(e)(3)(ii) Making all reasonable efforts to contact the authorized employee to inform him/her that his/her lockout or tagout device has been removed; and  1910.147(e)(3)(iii) Ensuring that the authorized employee has this knowledge before he/she resumes work at that facility.

Issued

2026-05-28

Abate by

2026-06-22

Penalty

Initial $299 · Current $299

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(g)(1)(ii): The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage:  a) On or about 05/26/2026 in the Mill area; where the working space in front of the 220 Volt electrical panel (near the garage door) was used for storage of a metal cabinet.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED