OSHA Inspection: J. R. SIMPLOT COMPANY

Issued

Sep 28, 2010

Abate by

Oct 15, 2010

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1):  Open-sided floor(s) or platform(s) 4 feet or more
above the adjacent
floor or ground level were not guarded by standard railings (or the
equivalent as specified in 29
CFR 1910.23(e)(3)(i) through (v)), on all open sides:
(a) For employees in the dock area and exposed to struck-by hazard where
the
approximately ten foot high storage platform was not guarded by standard
railings.
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see
enclosed "Sample
Abatement Certification Letter").tion

Issued

Sep 28, 2010

Abate by

Nov 1, 2010

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000

Hazardous substances 0170

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(B):  Process safety information pertaining to the
equipment in the
process did not include the piping and instrument diagrams (P&ID's):
(a) For employees engaged in Process Safety Management and associated
operations, the
P&ID identified as 4041.PID-09 was not accurate in that the drawing
included pressure
indicators, pressure control valves and piping related to pressure vessel
V-3 that was not
present in the actual system exposing employees to potential ammonia
release.
(b) For employees engaged in Process Safety Management and associated
operations, the
P&ID identified as 4041.PID-09 was not accurate in that the drawing
included pressure
indicators related to pressure vessel V-4 that were not present in the
actual system
exposing employees to potential ammonia release.
(c) For employees engaged in Process Safety Management and associated
operations, the
P&ID identified as 4041.PID-09 was not accurate in that the drawing failed
to include
isolation valves, solenoid valves, a king valve, and the proper sequence
of valves for the
piping section containing solenoid valve V4.11, V10, and V4.09 with
respect to pressure
vessel V-4 exposing employees to potential ammonia release.
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation are required
for this item (see
enclosed "Sample Abatement Certification Letter").tion

Issued

Sep 28, 2010

Abate by

Nov 1, 2010

Hazardous substances 0170

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(ii):  The employer did not document that the
equipment in the process
complied with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices:
(a) For employees engaged in Process Safety Management and associated
operations, four
liquid anhydrous ammonia lines that were located in the compressor room
making up the
cooling loops for two booster compressors identified as a Mycom 5B and a
Sullair 10B
were not labeled as to content, pressure, or state (vapor or liquid)
exposing employees
to potential ammonia release.
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation are required
for this item (see
enclosed "Sample Abatement Certification Letter").tion

Issued

Sep 28, 2010

Abate by

Mar 1, 2011

Hazardous substances 0170

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(iii):  For existing equipment designed and
constructed in accordance
with codes, standards, or practices that are no longer in general use, the
employer did not
determine and document that the equipment in the process was designed,
maintained, inspected,
tested, and operated in a safe manner:
(a) For employees engaged in Process Safety Management and associated
operations, an
emergency shut-off for the machinery room equipment located immediately
outside the
machinery room, as required by ASHRAE 15 - 1978, 2001, 2007 and IIAR
2-2008, was
not provided exposing employees to hazards or potential hazards from
ammonia release.
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation are required
for this item (see
enclosed "Sample Abatement Certification Letter").tion

Issued

Sep 28, 2010

Abate by

Nov 1, 2010

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500

Hazardous substances 0170

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(2):  The employer did not establish and implement
written procedures to
maintain the on-going mechanical integrity of process equipment:
Mechanical integrity procedures were inadequate where they did not specify
how often
integrity testing preventive maintenance was to be done although some
maintenance was
getting done. RAGAGEP was not referenced.
(a) For employees engaged in Process Safety Management and associated
operations,
a
written procedure to maintain the on-going integrity of ammonia
compressors was not
established exposing employees to potential ammonia release.
(b) For employees engaged in Process Safety Management and associated
operations, a
written procedure to maintain the on-going integrity of ammonia pumps was
not
established exposing employees to potential ammonia release.
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see
enclosed "Sample
Abatement Certification Letter").tion

Issued

Sep 28, 2010

Abate by

Nov 1, 2010

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000

Hazardous substances 0170

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(5):  The employer did not correct deficiencies in
equipment that were
outside acceptable limits (as defined by process information in 29 CFR
1910.119(d)) before
further use or in a safe and timely manner:
(a) For employees who operated a liquid ammonia line isolation valve
located directly
above the number 4 compressor which was labeled with a tag that states "Do
Not Close"
and has been inoperable for approximately two years.
(b) For employees who operated an 8" hot gas isolation valve on the roof
which has been
leaking for approximately one year.
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation are required
for this item (see
enclosed "Sample Abatement Certification Letter").tion

Issued

Sep 28, 2010

Abate by

Oct 15, 2010

Penalty

Current $1,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1):  Before entry was authorized, the employer did not
document
the
completion of measures required by 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3) by preparing an
entry permit:
(a) For employees who entered the dryer to spray and scrape on or about
April 1, 2010,
where the employer did not document that the necessary measures to ensure
employee
safety from serious physical hazards had been completed.
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see
enclosed "Sample
Abatement Certification Letter").tion

Issued

Sep 28, 2010

Abate by

Nov 1, 2010

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):  Machine guarding was not provided to protect
operator(s)
and other
employees from hazard(s) created by in-running nip points:
(a) For employees operating the Line 1 box take-away conveyor after the
retail blue print
in the pack room and were exposed to the in-running nip point on the
inward running
rotating roller.
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see
enclosed "Sample
Abatement Certification Letter").tion

Issued

Sep 28, 2010

Abate by

Nov 1, 2010

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii):  Point(s)-of-operation of machinery were not
guarded to prevent
employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s)
during operating cycle(s):
(a) Employees operating the Cincinnati horizontal milling machine in the
machinist shop
were exposed to amputation hazard from the unguarded blade.
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see
enclosed "Sample
Abatement Certification Letter").tion

Issued

Sep 28, 2010

Abate by

Oct 1, 2010

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(b)(3):  Provisions were not made to prevent woodworking
machine(s)
from
automatically restarting upon restoration of power after power failure:
(a) For employee operating the Delta professional radial arm saw and
exposed to
amputation hazard from the saw automatically restarting upon restoration
of power after
a power failure.ion

Issued

Sep 28, 2010

Abate by

Oct 1, 2010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(h)(4): Radial saw(s) were not installed in a manner so as
to cause the cutting
head to return gently to the starting position when released by the
operator:
(a) For employee operating the Delta professional radial arm saw and
exposed to
amputation hazard from the saw not returning gently to the starting
position when
released by the operator.

Issued

Sep 28, 2010

Abate by

Oct 1, 2010

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i):  Exposed part(s) of horizontal shafting were not
protected by
stationary casing(s) enclosing shafting completely or by trough(s)
enclosing sides and top or sides
and bottom of shafting:
(a) For employee operating the north end L1 dryer and exposed to the
rotating
shaft
where the guards had been removed.
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see
enclosed "Sample
Abatement Certification Letter").tion

Issued

Sep 28, 2010

Abate by

Oct 15, 2010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3):  Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven feet
or less above floors
or platforms were not enclosed:
(a) For employees operating the L1 dryer conveyor who were exposed to the
unguarded
chain and sprocket.
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see
enclosed "Sample
Abatement Certification Letter").tion

Issued

Sep 28, 2010

Abate by

Oct 1, 2010

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i)(A):  Entrances to rooms and other guarded
locations containing
exposed live parts were not marked with conspicuous warning signs
forbidding unqualified
persons to enter:
(a) For unauthorized employees entering the electrical room of the
compressor room and
exposed to electrical hazard from 120-volt electrical equipment.

Issued

Sep 28, 2010

Abate by

Oct 1, 2010

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii):  When there was a defect or evidence of damage
that could expose
an employee to injury, the defective or damaged item was not removed from
service
until the
repairs and tests necessary to render the electric equipment safe had been
made:
(a) For employees in the compressor room and exposed to an electrical
hazard by an
ungrounded fan where the connection was spliced with duct tape on or about
July 13,
2010.

Issued

Sep 28, 2010

Abate by

Oct 1, 2010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(4):  Portable electric equipment and flexible cords
used in highly
conductive work locations, or in job locations where employees were likely
to contact water or
conductive liquids, were not approved for those locations:
(a) For employees in the compressor room and exposed to electrical hazard
by an
ungrounded fan being used in a wet location on or about July 13, 2010.