WESTON, OH —
OSHA Inspection: VITAKRAFT SUNSEED, INC.
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of VITAKRAFT SUNSEED, INC. in 20584 LONG JUDSON ROAD, WESTON, OH 43569 (NAICS 311111). OSHA activity number 332802578.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- VITAKRAFT SUNSEED, INC.
- Site address
- 20584 LONG JUDSON ROAD
- City
- WESTON
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 43569
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 33, BOWLING GREEN, OH 43402
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 311111
- Employees
- 60
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.22 A01
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $3,850 · Current $3,850
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, and service rooms were not kept clean and orderly and in a sanitary condition. a. Vitakraft Sunseed, Inc. located in Weston, Ohio: On or about February 13, 2012, the employer did not ensure horizontal surfaces in the dust trailer room, located on the East side of the facility, were kept free of accumulations of combustible agricultural dust.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $3850
- — C (S) $3850
- — Z (S) $3850
1910.22 A02
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 30, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): The floor of every workroom was not maintained in a clean and, so far as possible, a dry condition. Where wet processes are used, drainage shall be maintained, and false floors, platforms, mats, or other dry standing places should be provided where practicable. a. Vitakraft Sunseed, Inc. located in Weston, Ohio: On or about February 13, 2012, the employer did not ensure the floor of the dust trailer room, located on the East side of the facility, was kept free of accumulations of combustible agricultural dust.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2012
- Abate by
- Aug 23, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $7,700 · Current $0 Reduced
M102
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to combustible agricultural dust explosion and other fire hazards while working at or near the dust trailer room and associated upstream equipment which were not adequately designed to prevent or minimize employee exposure in the event of an explosion or other uncontrolled fire event. a. Vitakraft Sunseed, Inc. located in Weston, Ohio: On or about February 13, 2012, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from combustible agricultural dust explosion or other fire hazards. Process dust from the Jar Line, Cleaner, Poly 4, Poly 3, and the Bag Room is blown into the dust room through ductwork or discharged from the bottoms of cyclones. The dust room is not separated from upstream processes by rotary valves, choke seals, or other methods to reduce the likelihood of explosion propagation, upstream dust collection fans/blowers are not constructed of spark resistant materials, and there are no dust controls to minimize the generation of dust after it leaves the air handling system and falls into the dust trailer. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to comply with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 61, Standard for the Prevention of Fires and Dust Explosions in Agricultural and Food Processing Facilities", 2008 Ed. - Section 10.4.1, 10.4.7 and 10.4.10.2, and or comply with FM Global Property Loss Prevention Data Sheet 7-76 "Prevention and Mitigation of Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire, January 2012" - Sections 2.1.1, 2.1.5, and 2.3.3.3. Vitakraft Sunseed, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health general duty clause, which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 311604946, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on November 6, 2008, with respect to a workplace located at 20584 Long Judson Road, Weston, Ohio.
Recent events (3)
- — J (R) $0
- — C (R) $7700
- — Z (R) $7700
1910.145 C03
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 30, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $154 · Current $154
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.145(c)(3): Safety instruction signs. Safety instruction signs shall be used where there is a need for general instructions and suggestions relative to safety measures. a. Vitakraft Sunseed, Inc. Located in Weston, Ohio: On or about February 13, 2012, the employer did not ensure signs warning of the hazards of combustible dust were posted near the dust trailer room. Vitakraft Sunssed, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 19010.145(c)(3), which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 311604946, citation number 2, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on November 6, 2008, with respect to a workplace located in Weston, Ohio.
Recent events (3)
- — J (R) $154
- — C (R) $154
- — Z (R) $154
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 332802578.
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