OSHA Inspection: LENTZ FARMS, INC

Issued

Dec 19, 2011

Abate by

Mar 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $1,080 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1):  Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards:    (a)  Truck bay:  Mechanical pits that measured 9 feet 8 inches to the lower level on the east and west sides of the truck bay were not guarded to prevent falls by a standard guard rail.

Issued

Dec 19, 2011

Abate by

Mar 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(2):  Runways four feet or more above floor or ground level were not guarded by standard railings (or the equivalent) and toeboards:    (a)  Truck bay; Catwalks/runways over mechanical pits that measured approximately 9 feet 8 inches to the lower level on the east and west sides of the truck bay were not guarded to prevent falls by a standard guard rail.

Issued

Dec 19, 2011

Abate by

Mar 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1):  Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):    (a)  Throughout the facility;  The employer did provide machine guarding of pulleys such as, but not limited to:  1.  East side of truck bay;  One electric motor, belt and pulley drive at the end of the catwalk, and  2.  West side of truck bay; two electric motor, belt and pulley drives adjacent to catwalks near the top of the mechanical pit.

Issued

Dec 19, 2011

Abate by

Mar 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i):  Horizontal belts which had both runs 42 inches or less from the floor level were not fully enclosed by guards conforming to requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):    (a)  Throughout the facility;  The employer did provide machine guarding of belts such as, but not limited to:  1.  East side of truck bay;  One electric motor, belt and pulley drive at the end of the catwalk, and  2.  West side of truck bay; two electric motor, belt and pulley drives adjacent to catwalks near the top of the mechanical pit.

Issued

Dec 19, 2011

Abate by

Dec 20, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,520 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(g)(1)(iv):  The employer did not prohibit walking down grain and similar practices where the employee walks on grain to make it flow within or out from a grain storage structure, or where an employee is on moving grain:    (a)  GSI grain bins; Employees were directed to walk down corn in the GSI grain bin which was approximately 12 to 14 feet deep in order to make it flow to the floor holes.

Issued

Dec 19, 2011

Abate by

Dec 20, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(g)(2):  When entering the grain handling facility bins, silos, or tanks from the top, employees did not wear a body harness with lifeline, or use a boatswain's chair that met the requirements of Subpart D, 29 CFR 1910.28(j):    (a)  Grain bins throughout the facility; Employees entered grain bins to obtain temperature readings and moisture content and did not wear a body harness or use a boatswain's chair.  The grain bins were filled with approximately 18 feet of corn.

Issued

Dec 19, 2011

Abate by

Dec 20, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(g)(3):  In the grain handling facility an observer, equipped to provide assistance, was not stationed outside the bin, silo, or tank being entered by an employee:    (a)  Grain bins throughout the facility; The employer did not provide an observer equipped to provide assistance, stationed outside the grain bins and able to maintain communication when grain bin entries were preformed.

Issued

Dec 19, 2011

Abate by

Feb 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(g)(4):  The employer did not provide equipment for rescue operations, which was specifically suited for the bin, silo, or tank being entered:    (a)  Grain bins throughout the facility; The employer did not provide equipment suited for rescue operations when grain bin entries were preformed.

Issued

Dec 19, 2011

Abate by

Feb 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i):  Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment:    (a)  Throughout the facility;  Covers and knockouts were missing in electrical boxes, raceways, and cabinets such as but not limited to:  1.  Mechanical/electrical room; The main electrical cabinet cover, the electrical raceway cover and the junction box cover, and  2.  Main office; Missing breaker knockouts in the southwest corner breaker box.

Issued

Dec 19, 2011

Abate by

Dec 27, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1):  Electrical equipment was not free from recognized hazards that were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:    (a)  Corn drying sampler; A flexible cord used to supply power to the corn drying sampler had broken insulation that exposed conductors.

Issued

Dec 19, 2011

Abate by

Dec 27, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):  Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating  at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):      (a)  Corn drying sampler; The electrical circuitry used to power the corn drying sampler was not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures exposing employees to open electrical hazards.

Issued

Dec 19, 2011

Abate by

Dec 20, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(g)(1)(iii):  The atmosphere within a bin, silo, or tank in the grain handling facility was not tested for oxygen content prior to employee entry:    (a)  Throughout the facility; The employer did not test the grain bin atmosphere for oxygen content prior entry or provide continuous forced-air ventilation before and during the period when employees were inside.

Issued

Dec 19, 2011

Abate by

Jan 4, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(m)(3):  A certification record maintained of each inspection by the employer in the grain facility was not in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.272(1):    (a)  Main office; Required maintenance certifications were not recorded on each maintenance inspection of the grain handling equipment.