OSHA Inspection: WESTBY COOPERATIVE CREAMERY

Issued

Oct 23, 2012

Abate by

Dec 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $5,400 · Current $3,240 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4):   When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146:    The employer did not establish mandatory requirements of a permit required confined space program.    Employees are entering permit required confined spaces including, but not limited to:  the drainer and Yogurt vats.      Abatement certification required per 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Oct 23, 2012

Abate by

Mar 31, 2013

Penalty

Initial $5,400 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5)(i):   Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not evaluate permit space conditions when entry operations were conducted by testing conditions in the permit space to determine if acceptable entry conditions exist before entry is authorized to begin.     Employees entering permit required confined spaces were not testing and monitoring the atmosphere of the confined spaces prior to entering and during entry.    Abatement certification required per 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Oct 23, 2012

Abate by

Dec 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $5,400 · Current $3,240 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i):   Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:    The employer did not develop and implement written machine specific lockout tagout procedures for equipment repaired and maintained at the facility.    Abatement certification required per 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Oct 23, 2012

Abate by

Mar 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $5,400 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i):   The employer did not conduct an annual or more frequent inspection of the energy control procedure to ensure that the procedure and requirements of this standard were followed:    The employer has not performed a periodic inspection of the lockout procedures for 2 Line used at the facility.    Abatement certification required per 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Oct 23, 2012

Abate by

Nov 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $5,400 · Current $3,240 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(iii)(A):   Retraining was not provided for authorized and affected employees when there was a change in their job assignments, a change in machines, equipment or processes that presented a new hazard, or when there was a change in the energy control procedures:    Employees were not retrained on lockout tagout when new equipment was introduced into the facility.    Abatement certification required per 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Oct 23, 2012

Abate by

Nov 6, 2012

Penalty

Initial $5,400 · Current $3,240 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i):   Lockout or tagout devices were not affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees:    Authorized employee(s) did not affix energy isolating devices to the 3 Line lidding machine.    On or about July 15, 2012 an employee received an injury to his hand as a result of not performing lockout on a piece of equipment that he claimed is not capable of isolating energy sources through lockout.    Abatement documentation required per 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Oct 23, 2012

Abate by

Jan 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $5,400 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):   One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    The employer exposed employees to ingoing nip points and moving parts by not providng effective guarding to a chain and sprocket on 3 Line.      Abatement certification required per 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Oct 23, 2012

Abate by

Nov 6, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $2,160 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(i):   Employer did not train employees on methods and observations that may be used to detect the presence or release of a hazardous chemical in the work area.    Employer did not ensure that employees were trained to perform bump tests on the MSA ALTAIR 4X multigas meter prior to each use.    Abatement certification required per 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Oct 23, 2012

Abate by

Nov 6, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1):   The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces:    Multiple permit required confined spaces at the facility were not identified as being permit spaces.    Permit spaces include, but are not limited to:  Y vats and milk silos.    Abatement certification required per 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Oct 23, 2012

Abate by

Nov 6, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

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.    Multiple confined spaces in the facility were not marked with signage indicating permit required confined spaces.    Permit spaces include, but are not limited to:  Y vats and milk silos.    Abatement certification required per 29 CFR 1903.19(c).