OSHA Inspection: VAN DER GEEST DAIRY CATTLE, INC.

Issued

Apr 20, 2007

Abate by

Apr 25, 2007

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employmnent 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 a fall from an inadequate protected open-sided floor:
a) In the separator building at the site, on January 10, 2007, and at
times prior thereto,
employees were exposed to multiple injuries and/or death created by the
lack
of a midrail and
a top rail that was not fastened in place and easily displaced at the wall
opening approximately
15 feet above the lower level. The employer did not install railings that
comply with the
provisions required by The American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
A12.1,1973: Safety
Requirement for Floor and Wall Openings, Railings and Toeboards.
Among other feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct this
hazard is to install
a midrail and secure the top railing to prevent inadvertent movement
according to the provisions
required by The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) A12.1,1973;
section 4.1, Every
wall opening from which there is a drop of more than 4 feet shall be
guarded. Section 7.9, Wall
opening barriers shall be of such construction and mounting that, when in
place at the opening,
the barrier is capable of withstanding a load as specified in section 7.3,
Minimum requirements
for guard railings. Also, installing guardrails to conform to the General
Industry Standards 29
CFR 1910.23; Guarding Floor and Wall Openings and Holes, would be
acceptable.
No Abatement Certification or Abatement Documentation required.

Issued

Apr 20, 2007

Abate by

Apr 25, 2007

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

Issued

Apr 20, 2007

Abate by

May 23, 2007