OSHA Inspection: RUDY, INC.

Issued

Oct 27, 2011

Abate by

Jan 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,640 · Current $1,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(g)(3)(iv)(d):     The dispensing units, except those attached to containers, shall be mounted either on a concrete island or protected against collision damage by suitable means.    a) Fuel storage tanks located outside of the office entrance doors were not protected to prevent them being struck or damaged by vehicular traffic.

Issued

Oct 26, 2011

Abate by

Jan 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,980 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(a)(2):     Every ladderway floor opening or platform shall be guarded by a standard railing with standardtoeboard on all exposed sides (except at entrance to opening), with the passage through the railing either provided with a swinging gate or so offsetthat a person cannot walk directly into the opening.    a) At the entrance to the basement ladder, employees were exposed to holes in that the opening was not covered exposing them to falls.

Issued

Oct 26, 2011

Abate by

Jan 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,620 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(g)(1)(iii):     The atmosphere within a bin, silo, or tank shall be tested for the presence of combustible gases, vapors, and toxic agents when the employer has reason to believe they may be present. Additionally, the atmosphere within a bin, silo, or tank shall be tested for oxygen content unless there is continuous natural air movement or continuous forced-air ventilation before and during the period employees are inside. If the oxygen level is less than 19.5%, or if combustible gas or vapor is detected in excess of 10% of the lower flammable limit, or if toxic agents are present in excess of the ceiling values listed in Subpart Z of 29 CFR Part 1910, or if toxic agents are present in concentrations that will cause health effects which prevent employees from effecting self-rescue or communication to obtain assistance, the following provisions apply.      a) The company did not test the space to determine if  atmospheric conditions were acceptable for entry when rotting material was present.

Issued

Oct 26, 2011

Abate by

Nov 17, 2011

Penalty

Initial $7,920 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2):     If the workplace contains permit spaces, the employer shall 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.NOTE:  A sign reading DANGER -- PERMIT-REQUIRED CONFINED SPACE, DO NOT ENTER or using other similar language would satisfy the requirement for a sign.    a) The company had not identified their permit-required confined spaces by posting signs or equally effective means.

Issued

Oct 26, 2011

Abate by

Jan 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $9,240 · Current $4,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(g)(1)(ii):     All mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment which presents a danger to employees inside grain storage structures shall be deenergized and shall be disconnected, locked-out and tagged, blocked-off, or otherwise prevented from operating by other equally effective means or methods.    a) On or about September 5, 2011 an employe was exposed to the rotating screw on the bin sweep while cleaning out material from inside the bin.

Issued

Oct 24, 2011

Abate by

Jan 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,980 · Current $700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii):     An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance shall be conducted at least once every three years.      a) The employer did not ensure that the forklift operators received their refresher evaluation every three years.

Issued

Oct 24, 2011

Abate by

Nov 15, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,640 · Current $200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i):     Vertical and inclined belts shall be enclosed by a guard conforming to standards in paragraphs(m) and (o) of this section.    a) Guarding was not provided on the motor drive belt for the auger in the basement exposing employees to pinch points.