PRATT, KS — 2011-02-18 00:00:00

OSHA Inspection: GREAT PLAINS ALFALFA

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On 2011-02-18 00:00:00, OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of GREAT PLAINS ALFALFA in 70036 N.W. 30TH STREET, PRATT, KS 67124 (NAICS 311119). OSHA activity number 315085266.

What this inspection record means

OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment: GREAT PLAINS ALFALFA
Site address: 70036 N.W. 30TH STREET
City: PRATT
State: KS
ZIP: 67124

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type: Planned (H)
Scope: Complete (A)
Discipline: Safety
Advance notice: No
Union status: N

When did the case open and close?

Opened: 2011-02-18 00:00:00
Closing conference: 2011-02-18 00:00:00
Case closed: 2011-05-20 00:00:00
Last modified: 2011-05-20 00:00:00
Data loaded: 2011-10-14 16:38:47

Establishment context

NAICS code: 311119
SIC code (legacy): 2048
Employees: 8
Ownership type: A

Citations

11 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 2 exposed

Issued: Apr 26, 2011
Abate by: May 29, 2011
Penalty: Initial $2,400 · Current $1,680 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 struck by hazards:
Employees were exposed to struck by hazards from potential rupturing
plastic PVC pipe
being used to transport compressed air for the operation of pelletizing
mill. The PVC
piping was being operated at approximately 100 psi.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE METHOD TO
CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS:
Encase the PVC pipe in conduit or shatter resistant materials of
sufficient strength or subject
only approved plastic piping to compressed air as recommended in the
Plastic Pipe Institute
Recommendation B, dated January 19, 1972, and revised December 30,
2005.ber

Recent events (2)

2011-05-16 00:00:00 — I (S) $1680.00
2011-04-26 00:00:00 — Z (S) $2400.00

1910.23 E01

Serious Gravity 05 2 instances 2 exposed

Issued: Apr 26, 2011
Abate by: May 14, 2011
Penalty: Initial $2,400 · Current $1,680 Reduced

Recent events (2)

2011-05-16 00:00:00 — I (S) $1680.00
2011-04-26 00:00:00 — Z (S) $2400.00

1910.24 H

Serious Gravity 05 2 instances 2 exposed

Issued: Apr 26, 2011
Abate by: May 29, 2011
Penalty: Initial $2,400 · Current $1,680 Reduced

Recent events (2)

2011-05-16 00:00:00 — I (S) $1680.00
2011-04-26 00:00:00 — Z (S) $2400.00

1910.147 C01

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 2 exposed

Issued: Apr 26, 2011
Abate by: May 29, 2011
Penalty: Initial $3,000 · Current $2,100 Reduced

Recent events (2)

2011-05-16 00:00:00 — I (S) $2100.00
2011-04-26 00:00:00 — Z (S) $3000.00

1910.147 C04 I

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 2 exposed

Issued: Apr 26, 2011
Abate by: May 29, 2011
Penalty: Initial $3,000 · Current $2,100 Reduced

Recent events (2)

2011-05-16 00:00:00 — I (S) $2100.00
2011-04-26 00:00:00 — Z (S) $3000.00

1910.242 B

Serious Gravity 01 2 instances 1 exposed

Issued: Apr 26, 2011
Abate by: May 14, 2011
Penalty: Initial $1,800 · Current $1,260 Reduced

Recent events (2)

2011-05-16 00:00:00 — I (S) $1260.00
2011-04-26 00:00:00 — Z (S) $1800.00

1910.303 B01 II

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 8 exposed

Issued: Apr 26, 2011
Abate by: May 14, 2011
Penalty: Initial $2,400 · Current $1,680 Reduced

Recent events (2)

2011-05-16 00:00:00 — I (S) $1680.00
2011-04-26 00:00:00 — Z (S) $2400.00

1910.305 B01 II

Serious Gravity 05 2 instances 2 exposed

Issued: Apr 26, 2011
Abate by: May 14, 2011
Penalty: Initial $2,400 · Current $1,680 Reduced

Recent events (2)

2011-05-16 00:00:00 — I (S) $1680.00
2011-04-26 00:00:00 — Z (S) $2400.00

1910.157 E02

Other-than-serious 3 instances 2 exposed

Issued: Apr 26, 2011
Abate by: May 6, 2011

1910.178 L01 I

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed

Issued: Apr 26, 2011
Abate by: May 29, 2011

1910.178 Q07

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed

Issued: Apr 26, 2011
Abate by: May 29, 2011

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Source

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 315085266.

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