OSHA Inspection: JCD GRAIN, INC.

Issued

2012-04-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $600.00 · Current $600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1):  Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer did not certify to OSHA that the cited violation had been abated:     On January 19, 2012, JCD Grain, Inc. dba Dowson Farms was issued citations and the employer did not verify, through written certification that each citation was abated.  Abatement certification was not received for the following violations:      a.	Citation 1 Item 1,   b.	Citation 1 Item 2,   c.	Citation 2 Item 1, and   d.	Citation 2 Item 2.

Issued

2012-01-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-01-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1800.00 · Current $1800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1):     The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, or were likely to be present, which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment:    Employees were exposed to eye injuries from foreign objects in the eyes when performing cleaning tasks at the facility because the employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment.

Issued

2012-01-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-01-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $3000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(m)(1)(i):     Preventive maintenance procedures in the grain handling facility were not implemented to provide regularly scheduled inspections of the mechanical and safety control equipment associated with dryers, grain stream processing equipment, including filter collectors, and bucket elevators;    Employees working at the facility were exposed to fire and explosion hazards and the employer did not develop preventative maintenance procedures that included regular inspections of the bucket elevator.

Issued

2012-01-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-01-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2):     The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces:    Employees working at the facility could enter the grain dump pit to perform work and the employer had not evaluated the location to determine if permit required confined spaces were present and the employer did not ensure danger signs or other equally effective methods were posted at permit-required confined spaces to effectively communicate to employees the existence, location, and danger posed by the equipment.

Issued

2012-01-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-01-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(d):     The employer did not develop and implement an emergency action plan meeting the requirements contained in 1910.38(a):    Employees were exposed to fire and explosion hazards while working at the facility and the employer had not developed or implemented an Emergency Action Plan.