FARMERSVILLE, OH —
OSHA Inspection: BRUBAKER GRAIN & CHEMICAL, INC.
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of BRUBAKER GRAIN & CHEMICAL, INC. in 307 WEST CENTER ST., FARMERSVILLE, OH 45325 (NAICS 311119). OSHA activity number 330985367.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BRUBAKER GRAIN & CHEMICAL, INC.
- Site address
- 307 WEST CENTER ST.
- City
- FARMERSVILLE
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 45325
- Mailing
- 307 WEST CENTER ST., FARMERSVILLE, OH 45325
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 311119
- Employees
- 15
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.242 B
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2011
- Abate by
- Oct 20, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.: a) Employees were using compressed air to remove grain dust from their bodeis at the end of the work day.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $1000
- — C (S) $3500
- — Z (S) $3500
1910.272 E01 I
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2011
- Abate by
- Nov 3, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $900 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.272(e)(1)(i): The employer did not provide training on the general safety precautions associated with the facility, including recognition and preventive measures for the hazards related to dust accumulations and common ignition sources such as smoking; a) Employees had not been trained on the hazards associated with the accumulation of grain dust.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $900
- — C (S) $2800
- — Z (S) $2800
1910.272 G01 I
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2011
- Abate by
- Nov 28, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.272(g)(1)(i): The employer did not issue a permit for entering bins, silos or tanks in the grain handling facility before the employees entered the bins, silos, or tanks: a) Written permits were not filled out prior to authorizing entry into pits, bins and/or silos and certifying that all precautions required by 1910.272(g) had been implemented prior employee entry.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $1000
- — C (S) $3500
- — Z (S) $3500
1910.272 G01 III
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2011
- Abate by
- Nov 28, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.272(g)(1)(iii): The employer did not test the atmosphere within a bin, silo, or tank shall be tested for the presence of combustible gases, vapors, and toxic agents prior to entry: a) Atmospheric testing had not been performed by employees prior to entering grain pits, bins and/or silos.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.272 J01
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2011
- Abate by
- Nov 28, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.272(j)(1): The employer shall develop and implement a written housekeeping program that establishes the frequency and method(s) determined best to reduce accumulations of fugitive grain dust on ledges, floors, equipment, and other exposed surfaces: a) A written housekeeping program had not been developed by the employer.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $500
- — C (S) $3500
- — Z (S) $3500
1910.134 K06
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2011
- Abate by
- Nov 3, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): A copy of Appendix D was not provided to employees who wore respirators when such use was not required by this section or by the employer: a) The employer had not provided employee who voluntarily wore filtering face piece respirators while cleaning, Appendix D of this standard.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2011
- Abate by
- Nov 28, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: a) A written hazard communication program had not been developed by the employer.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2011
- Abate by
- Nov 28, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on the hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not been previously been trained on is introduced into their work area: a) Employees had not been trained on the hazards of the chemicals in their work area.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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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 330985367.
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