OSHA Inspection: GOLDEN ROD BROILERS, INC.

Issued

Oct 29, 1999

Abate by

Dec 31, 1999

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,500 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 being engulfed, struck by shifting or falling ice.
a) Icehouse: During the breaking of ice in the icehouse the employee using
a metal pole
approximately 10 feet long were exposed to the hazard of being struck by
shifting and
falling ice that could cause death by being buried by the ice or being
struck by falling
ice.
While the ultimate responsibility for correcting the hazards rests with
the employer given
his knowledge of the operation and having control of his employees working
in the ice
house, feasible and acceptable methods of abatement include but are not
limited to:
a) Develop work practices for the employee to eliminate the employee
having to climb
down a ladder approximately 10 feet to the floor of the ice house with a
build up of ice
that could fall or shift on the employee that could death or serious
bodily harm
b) Install a harness/retrieval system inside the icehouse for employees
working inside in
case they are engulfed, struck by falling   and shifting ice.
c) Install an automated system to deliver ice to the auger.

Issued

Oct 29, 1999

Abate by

Nov 5, 1999

Penalty

Initial $1,350

Issued

Oct 29, 1999

Abate by

Dec 17, 1999

Penalty

Initial $3,150 · Current $1,800 Reduced

Issued

Oct 29, 1999

Abate by

Dec 17, 1999

Issued

Oct 29, 1999

Abate by

Nov 10, 1999

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,800 Reduced

Issued

Oct 29, 1999

Abate by

Dec 17, 1999

Penalty

Initial $3,150 · Current $1,575 Reduced