OSHA Inspection: MAPLE COOPERATIVE GIN

Issued

2006-03-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2006-03-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $875.00 · Current $525.00 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 condition(s) listed below:
Maple Cooperative Gin, Highway 596, Maple, TX.  For the period of time up
to and including
12/07/05, employees were not protected from electrical hazards due to the
following condition:
a) Conduit connected to a motor on the module feeder was not
complete/continuous in that the
end was pulled out of the connector to the junction box, thereby allowing
the conductors to be
unprotected.
b) Conduit connected to a motor driving the mote fan was not
complete/continuous in that the
end was pulled out of the connector to the junction box, thereby allowing
the conductors to be
unprotected.
c) An electrical enclosure containing a 3 phase breaker along the west
wall was not sealed, thus
permitting combustible cotton lint to accumulate on the circuit breaker.
Under the National Electric Code (NEC 2005), Article 547.5(D) states "All
electrical wiring and
equipment subject to physical damage shall be protected."
Under the National Electric Code (NEC 2005), Article 547.5(C)(1) states
"Equipment
enclosures, boxes, conduit bodies, and fittings installed in areas of
buildings where excessive
dust may be present shall be designed to minimize the entrance of dust and
shall have not
openings (such as holes for attachment screws) through which dust could
enter the enclosure.
One feasible and acceptable abatement method would be to ensure all
electrical equipment
is installed / maintained in accordance with Article 547 of the National
Electric Code.
"Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19(d), the employer must provide documentation
that this
violation has been abated within 10 calendar days after the abatement
date."ent

Issued

2006-03-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2006-03-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $875.00 · Current $525.00 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 condition(s) listed below:
Maple Cooperative Gin, Hwy 596, Maple, TX.  For the period of time up to
and including
12/07/05, employees were not protected from fall hazards when working
along the catwalks
around the stick machine and lint cleaners. Although the outside edge of
the catwalk had a
standard railing, the inside edge did not, even though the gap between the
machinery and the
catwalk was between 2 and 3 feet, which was adequate for a person to fall
through. This catwalk
was approximately 14 feet from the floor.
Under the American National Standard A12.1 1973, paragraph 5.1 states
"Every
open-sided
floor or platform 4 feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level
shall be guarded by a
railing (or the equivalent as specified in 7.3) on all open sides, except
where excluded as
specified in 1.2 and where there is entrance to a ramp, stairway or fixed
ladder.
Under the American National Standard A12.1 1973, paragraph 7.1 states "A
guard railing shall
consist of top rail, intermediate rail or equivalent protection, and
posts, and shall have a vertical
height within the range of 36 inches to 42 inches nominal from upper
surface of top rail to floor,
platform, runway, or ramp level.
One feasible and acceptable abatement method would be to ensure all
walking / working
surfaces are installed / maintained in accordance with A12.1 of the
American National
Standards.
"Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19(d), the employer must provide documentation
that
this
violation has been abated within 10 calendar days after the abatement
date."ent

Issued

2006-03-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2006-03-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $875.00 · Current $525.00 Reduced