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OSHA Inspection: SCHOTT FEED & SUPPLY INC

Complaint inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of SCHOTT FEED & SUPPLY INC in 715 E PATTERSON STREET, ALLIANCE, OH 44601 (NAICS 311119). OSHA activity number 331097873.

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Site address
715 E PATTERSON STREET
City
ALLIANCE
State
OH
ZIP
44601
Mailing
715 E PATTERSON STREET, ALLIANCE, OH 44601
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
311119
Employees
8
Ownership type
A

16 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.25 D01 I

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.25(d)(1)(i):     Portable wood ladder(s) were not maintained in good condition at all times with all hardware and fittings securely attached:    The wood ladder located on the third floor near the pig feed bin had a split rung.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $0
  • — Z (S) $1800

1910.134 C01

Deleted Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1):     A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:    On or about December 1, 2011, employees were required to wear respiratory protection during entry to a grain bin.  No written program was developed for these employees.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $1800

1910.134 E01

Deleted Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1):     The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employees ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    On or about December 1, 2011, employees were required to wear respiratory protection during entry to a grain bin.  No medical evaluation was provided for these employees.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $1800

1910.134 F01

Deleted Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1):     The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):    On or about December 1, 2011, employees were required to wear respiratory protection during entry to a grain bin.  No fit testing was provided for these employees.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.146 C02

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $3000.00 · Current $3000.00
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:    Signs stating, Danger-Permit Required Confined Space, Do Not Enter or similar language were not posted at the entry hatch to the grain bins.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $3000
  • — Z (S) $3000

1910.272 D

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.272(d):     The employer did not develop and implement an emergency action plan meeting the requirements contained in 1910.38(a):    a)  Refer to 29 CFR 1910.38(a): 29 CFR 1910.38(a):  The employer did not have an emergency action plan which contained at least the minimum elements listed in 29 CFR 1910.38(c)(1) through (6):    No emergency action plan was developed for employees working on the site.    b)  Refer to 29 CFR 1910.38(d):  The employer did not have and maintain an employee alarm system, which complied with the requirements in 29 CFR 1910.165:    No alarm system was installed to allow employees on the site to notify others of an emergency situation and when it necessary to evacuate.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $1800

1910.272 G01 I

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $3000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced
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:    On or about December 1, 2011, employees entered a grain bin to clean it out; no permit was issued for this entry.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $3000

1910.272 G01 II

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
29 CFR 1910.272(g)(1)(ii):     Prior to entry, all mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment which presented a danger to employees inside grain storage structures in the grain handling facility were not disconnected, locked out and tagged, blocked off, or prevented from operating by other equally effective means or methods:    On or about December 1, 2011, employees entered a grain bin to clean it out; while they were in the bin a sweep auger was in operation.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.272 G01 III

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
29 CFR 1910.272(g)(1)(iii):     The atmosphere within a bin, silo, or tank in the grain handling facility was not tested for the presence of combustible gases, vapors, and toxic agents prior to employee entry:         On or about December 1, 2011, employees entered a grain bin to clean it out; no testing was done.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.272 G03

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
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:            On or about December 1, 2011, employees entered a grain bin to clean it out; no observer was provided.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.272 J01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $3000.00 · Current $3000.00
29 CFR 1910.272(j)(1):     The employer did not develop and implement a written housekeeping program that established the frequency and the method(s) determined best to reduce accumulations of fugitive grain dust on ledges, floors, equipment, and other exposed surfaces in the grain handling facility:    No written housekeeping plan was developed to control accumulations of combustible grain dust on building and equipment surfaces:
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $3000
  • — Z (S) $3000

1910.272 J02 II

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
29 CFR 1910.272(j)(2)(ii):     The employer did not immediately remove any fugitive grain dust accumulations whenever the exceeded 1/8 inch (.32cm) at priority housekeeping areas, pursuant to the housekeeping program for grain elevators:    On the day of the inspection, dust on the second level right against the side of the grain elevator and was found to vary between 1 and 2 inches on the floor.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.272 M01 I

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $3000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced
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, dust collection equipment including filter collectors, and bucket elevators:    No preventive maintenance program was implemented to provide for inspection and maintenance of the grain handling equipment on the site.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $3000

1910.272 O01

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $3000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.272(o)(1):     The employer did not provide at least two means of emergency escape from galleries (bin decks) in the grain handling facility:    Only a single stairway was in place to service the second and third floor of the facility.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $0
  • — Z (S) $3000

1910.272 P01

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $3000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.272(p)(1):     Direct-heat grain dryers were not equipped with automatic controls that will operate as described in 29 CFR 1910.272(p)(1)(i) and (ii):    a)  The grain dryer did not have automatic controls that serve to shut off the fuel if the power fails, flame fails or there is interruption of air flow.    b) The grain dryer did not have automatic controls that serve to stop the flow of grain if there is high temperature in the exhaust of the drying section.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $3000

1910.1200 E01

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $3000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):     Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g) and (h) will be met:    No written program was developed for employees who are exposed to combustible grain dust.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $0
  • — Z (S) $3000

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