OSHA Inspection: AURORA COOPERATIVE ELEVATOR CO.

Issued

Jan 7, 1986

Abate by

Feb 28, 1986

Penalty

Initial $350 · Current $175 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were
free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death
or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to
the hazards of moving and shifting grain:  causing an employee to be
trapped under the grain:
Establishment - grain bin #1.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is to develop and enforce a written confinedspace
entry program. This program shall include, but is not limited to the
following elements:
1) Specific procedures for the use of personal protective equipment,
including a body harness with lifeline,
2) The provision for the use of personal protective equipment, including
a body harness with lifelines,
3) Testing of the confined space atmosphere for safe oxygen content
and/or toxic agents, and
4) The development of an entry permit system.
k) housekeeping; grain dust accumulation throughout facilities,
cleaning and frequency.
i) welding and cutting operation; area safe before welding begins,
inspection of area after, fire extinguishers - permit procedure.
m) fire protection; location, type, condition of fire extinguishers.
n) closing time inspection; before locking up for the night or weekend,
a complete inspection of the facility should be made by an employee
familiar with fire hazards in a mill or elevator.The inspection
should include a specific path of travel, standard items to be
inspected such as motors, drive belts, bearings, etc.

Issued

Jan 7, 1986

Abate by

Feb 28, 1986

Penalty

Initial $350 · Current $175 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were
free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death
or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to
potential injury from crushing caused by ascending and descending
elevator cars and/or falling down unprotected elevator shafts:
Elevator manlifts, ground floor - a guard or gate was not provided
to keep employees from underneath the descending manlift.
a) The gate on the manlift was not interlocked requiring the gate to be
shut when the manlift was in operation.
b) The gates on the second floor and bin floor were not interlocked to
prevent the manlift from moving until the gates were closed.
Feed mill manlift, ground floor - a guard or gate was not provided
to keep employees from underneath the descending manlift.
a) An interlock on the south door was not working, allowing the door to
be open when the manlift was in operation.
b) No gate was provided on the bin floor to guard the open shaftway.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct these hazards is to construct a barrier on the ground floor
around the hoistways, so employees cannot be underneath the descending
manlifts; and to install interlocks on the doors of the elevator
manlifts and on the gates to prevent the manlift from moving before the
gates are closed.

Issued

Jan 7, 1986

Abate by

Feb 28, 1986

Penalty

Initial $350 · Current $175 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were
free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death
or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to
potential injury from fire and/or explosions resulting from inadequate
maintenance and inspection programs designed to eliminate ignition
sources in grain dust atmosphere:
Established - grain elevator.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is to develop and enforce a written maintenance and
inspection program that list critical areas for maintenance and
inspection of equipment. These areas include but are not limied to:
a) bearing; lubrication, wear, loose bracket supports temperature.
b) head and boot pulley; level, plumb, logging.
c) leg belts; centered on head and boot pulley, belt tension.
d) v-belts and pulleys; condition, alignment, tension.
e) elevator legs; inspection opening for pulley logging, condition of
belt, alignment of belt, bucket bolts secured, bucket alignment.
f) motion detection devices; functional.
g) tramp metal removal devices; clean and functional.
h) dust control systems; clean and functional, lack of.
i) static electricity removal devices; functional, bonded and grounded.
j) electrical equipment; approved for hazardous location; grounding,
temperature, condition.

Issued

Jan 7, 1986

Abate by

Jan 21, 1986

Penalty

Initial $350 · Current $175 Reduced

Issued

Jan 7, 1986

Abate by

Mar 28, 1986

Penalty

Initial $350 · Current $175 Reduced

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