Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001B Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.147(d):Application of control. The established procedures for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) shall cover the following elements and actions and shall be done in the following sequence: On or about October 16, 2021 at a facility located at 2900 E. Richmond St, Shawano, WI 54166; an employee was exposed to nip-points/caught-between hazards from energized equipment when they were attempting to line up a cylinder and top frame of the Laempe 150 (L150). The employer did not ensure that employees implemented energy control application steps prior to allowing them to engage in the servicing / maintenance activity . The machine activated while the employees finger tips were in-between the cylinder and the core box frame resulting in an amputation. The L150 was not deenergized prior to the employees engaging in servicing/maintenance activity. 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 [1910.147(d)(5)(i)], and verification of isolation [1910.147(d)(6)] were not implemented to protect employees from machine servicing hazards.