OSHA Inspection: FARM CITY ELEVATOR, INC.

Issued

Jul 6, 2012

Abate by

Sep 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminants chemical state and physical form:    Where employees are entering grain bins to perform set-up and sweeping operations, the employer did not evaluate the respiratory hazards.

Issued

Jul 6, 2012

Abate by

Sep 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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:     Where employees are required to wear N95 respirators when entering grain bins, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation.

Issued

Jul 6, 2012

Abate by

Sep 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer did not ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator was fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter.    Where employees are required to wear N95 respirators when entering grain bins, the employer did not ensure that employees were fit tested prior to initial use.

Issued

Jul 6, 2012

Abate by

Sep 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:     Where employees are required to wear N95 respirators when entering grain bins, the employer did not provide training.

Issued

Jul 6, 2012

Abate by

Aug 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(e)(1)(ii): Specific procedures and safety practices applicable to their job tasks including but not limited to, cleaning procedures for grinding equipment, clearing procedures for choked legs, housekeeping procedures, hot work procedures, preventive maintenance procedures and lock-out/tag-out procedures.    Where employees are performing lock out tag out, the employer did not provide annual training.

Issued

Jul 6, 2012

Abate by

Aug 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(e)(2): Employees assigned special tasks in the grain handling facility, such as bin entry and handling of flammable or toxic substances, were not provided training to perform these tasks safety:    Where employees are entering grain bins to perform sweep auger set-up and sweeping operations, the employer did not provide training on bin entry procedures.

Issued

Jul 6, 2012

Abate by

Aug 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $0 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 were not disconnected, locked-out and tagged, blocked-off, or otherwise prevented from operating by other equally effective means or methods.     On or about February 2, 2012, when employee(s) entered grain Bin 6 to perform sweep auger set-up and sweeping operations, lock out tag out was not performed prior to entry.

Issued

Jul 6, 2012

Abate by

Aug 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 Reduced

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 the presence of combustible gases, vapors, and toxic agents prior to employee entry:    Where employees enter grain bins to perform sweep auger set-up and sweeping operations, the atmosphere within a bin was not tested.

Issued

Jul 6, 2012

Abate by

Aug 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(i): The employee training did not include the methods and observations used to detect the presence or release of a hazardous chemical in the work area:    Where employees are using a Gas Alert Quattro air monitor to evaluate air hazards inside of bins and confined spaces, the employer did not provide training.

Issued

Jul 6, 2012

Abate by

Aug 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 Reduced

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) On or about February 2, 2012, when employee(s) entered grain Bin 6 to perform sweep auger set-up and sweeping operations, an observer was not equipped to provide assistance.    (b) On or about February 17, 2012, when employee(s) entered grain Bin 7 to perform sweep auger set-up and sweeping operations, an observer was not equipped to provide assistance.    (c) On or about February 20, 2012, when employee(s) entered grain Bin 7 to perform sweep auger set-up and sweeping operations, an observer was not equipped to provide assistance.

Issued

Jul 6, 2012

Abate by

Aug 30, 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:    Where employees are entering grain bins to perform sweep auger set-up and sweeping operations, the employer did not provide equipment for rescue operations.

Issued

Jul 6, 2012

Abate by

Aug 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(g)(5): The employee acting as an observer for bin, tank, or silo entry operations in the grain handling facility was not trained in rescue procedures, including notification methods for obtaining additional assistance:     Where employees are entering grain bins to perform sweep auger set-up and sweeping operations, the employee acting as an observer was not trained in rescue procedures.