OSHA Inspection: WISCONSIN WHEY PROTEIN INC.

Issued

2021-11-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-12-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8778.00 · Current $4352.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(4)(i):Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:(a)(LOCATION)(IDENTIFY SPECIFIC OPERATIONS AND/OR CONDITIONS)(IDENTIFY MACHINERY OR EQUIPMENT)(THIS INCLUDES ENFORCEMENT OF PROCEDURES)

Issued

2021-11-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-12-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(1):The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:  On or about July 13, 2021, the employer had not established an energy control (lockout/tagout) program to ensure that employees performing CIP and other servicing and/or maintenance activities would correctly shut down and isolate the energy sources for equipment.