OSHA Inspection: L. BERRY GIN COMPANY INC.

Issued

2007-11-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2007-11-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $700.00 · Current $350.00 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 hazards of being struck by fragments from an
abrasive wheel
that lacked a work rest:
a/  At the work shop, employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard when
operating a
bench, mounted, abrasive wheel grinder (no model or serial number visible)
without a work
rest attached.
One method of abatement to correct this apparent hazard is to install a
work
rest as required
by ANSI B7.1-1988, paragraph 9.14.
DISCLAIMER:
a)  The employer is not limited to the abatement method(s) suggested by
OSHA.
b)  The employer is responsible for selecting and implementing an
effective abatement
method.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT VERIFICATION ARE REQUIRED
FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

2007-11-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2007-11-26 00:00:00

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 being struck by abrasive wheel
fragments from an
abrasive wheel that lacked a tongue guard:
a/  At the work shop, employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard when
operating a
bench, mounted, abrasive wheel grinder (no model or serial number visible)
without a tongue
guard attached.
One method of abatement to correct this apparent hazard is to install a
peripheral guard as
required by ANSI B7.1-1988, paragraph 4.3.1.1.
DISCLAIMER:
a)  The employer is not limited to the abatement method(s) suggested by
OSHA.
b)  The employer is responsible for selecting and implementing an
effective abatement
method.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT VERIFICATION ARE REQUIRED
FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

2007-11-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2008-01-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $875.00 · Current $438.00 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 potential hazards of being
inside a permit-confined space without a hazard identification or
evaluation being performed:
a/  At the cotton gin, employees enter the feeder and press pits to
conduct
cleaning, servicing, and
maintenance as required.  Each covered pit is entered by climbing down a
fixed ladder approximately 12 feet
in height.  The dimensions of these pits beneath the floor above are
approximately 12'D X 20'W X 30'L.
The means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry
operations, to include the testing
of the internal atmospheric conditions of the space, the elimination of
associated mechanical hazards, and the
preparation of entry permits were not developed and implemented.
One method of abatement to correct this apparent hazard is to develop and
implement the means, procedures,
and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations as required
by ANSI Z117.1-2003, paragraphs
3.2 and 3.3.
DISCLAIMER:
a)  The employer is not limited to the abatement method(s) suggested by
OSHA.
b)  The employer is responsible for selecting and implementing an
effective abatement method.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT VERIFICATION ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS
VIOLATION.

Issued

2007-11-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2008-01-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $875.00 · Current $438.00 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 of likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that employees
were exposed to the hazards of unsafe rescue after the entrant entered a
permit-required confined
space:
a/  At the gin, an emergency response plan for rescuing the entrant inside
of a permit-
required confined space had not been developed.
One method of abatement to correct this apparent hazard is to develop an
emergency
response plan then equip and train the responders as necessary for safe
rescue as required by
ANSI Z117.1-2003, paragraph 14.
DISCLAIMER:
a)  The employer is not limited to the abatement method(s) suggested by
OSHA.
b)  The employer is responsible for selecting and implementing an
effective abatement
method.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT VERIFICATION ARE REQUIRED
FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

2007-11-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2008-01-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $875.00 · Current $438.00 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 hazards of being caught-by machinery due to
the lack of
specific lockout/tagout procedures:
a/  At the gin, the employer failed to develop specific lockout/tagout
procedures for
machinery such as the Continental Gin 9300 Press Pumps.  These systems
utilize
a
combination of 480-volts, hydraulics, and gravity.
One method of abatement to correct this apparent hazard is to develop and
implement
specific lockout/tagout procedures as required by ANSI 244.1-2003,
paragraph 5.3.1.1.
DISCLAIMER:
a)  The employer is not limited to the abatement method(s) suggested by
OSHA.
b)  The employer is responsible for selecting and implementing an
effective abatement
method.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT VERIFICATION ARE REQUIRED
FOR THIS VIOLATION.ON

Issued

2007-11-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2007-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $700.00 · Current $350.00 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 hazards of electric shock:
a/  At the gin, the cord and plug belonging to the 110-volt Tarp Roller
was positioned in a
water puddle.  This machine was used by employees as necessary to roll up
tarps.
One method of abatement to correct this apparent hazard is to remove the
plug and socket
from the water on the floor as required by NFPA 70-2002, section 110.2(A).
DISCLAIMER
a)  The employer is not limited to the abatement method(s) suggested by
OSHA.
b)  The employer is responsible for selecting and implementing an
effective abatement
method.

Issued

2007-11-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2007-11-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $700.00 · Current $350.00 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 hazards of electric shock:
a/  At the gin, the outer insulation belonging to a flexible cord that
supplied 110-volt
electrical power to a Tarp Roller was damaged.
One method of abatement to correct this apparent hazard is to repair or
replace the damaged
flexible cord as required by NFPA 70E-2000, Part 2, Chapter 4, Section
4-3.2.2.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT VERIFICATION ARE REQUIRED
FOR THIS VIOLATION.