OSHA Inspection: LEE & JIM JENSEN, LLC

Issued

Sep 30, 2010

Abate by

Nov 16, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,250 · Current $625 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 immersion drowning hazards due to an unguarded underground
manure storage
pit pump access point:
(a)Outdoor manure storage pit; An open manure pump access point lacked
guarding
to prevent accidental employee entry.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE MEANS OF
ABATEMENT WOULD BE TO; 1) FOLLOW ASABE (AMERICAN SOCIETY OF
AGRICULTURAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERS) PUBLICATION EP470
"MANURE STORAGE SAFETY, JANUARY, 1992 (R2005), PARAGRAPH 5.1.5; 2)
COMPLY WITH THE GUIDELINES OUTLINED IN WI NATURAL RESOURCES
CONSERVATION SERVICE CONSERVATION PRACTICE, STANDARD NO. CODE
634 "MANURE TRANSFER" SECTION 4 (A) AND STANDARD # 313 "WASTE
STORAGE FACILITY" SECTION 11(A); 3) COMPLY WITH THE ANSI
(AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE) STANDARD A1264.1-2007,
SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR FLOOR AND WALL OPENINGS, RAILINGS, AND
TOEBOARDS, SECTION 3, WITH REGARD TO GUARDING OPEN PITS; 4)
FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EXTENSION
PUBLICATION A3675 "SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS FOR MANURE HANDLING"
BY MARK A. PURSCHWITZ.
Abatement note: Abatement certification and documentation are required for
this item.