OSHA Inspection: BOYD FEED & SUPPLY INC

Issued

Oct 22, 2012

Abate by

Nov 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 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:  (a) The feed mill main floor; Employees were exposed to the rotating parts of the truck unloading auger where it entered the feed mill.

Issued

Oct 22, 2012

Abate by

Nov 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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; Employees were exposed to unguarded belt and pulley power transmission hazards such as, but not limited to:  1. The feed mill main floor; The belt and pulley drives on the truck unloading auger, the molasses blender and the roller mill, and  2. The feed mill basement; The belt and pulley drive to the hammer mill.

Issued

Oct 22, 2012

Abate by

Nov 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i): Horizontal belts which had both runs seven feet or less from the floor level were not guarded with a guard that extended to at least fifteen inches above the belt:  (a) Throughout the facility; Employees were exposed to unguarded belt and pulley power transmission hazards such as, but not limited to:  1. The feed mill main floor; The belt and pulley drives on the truck unloading auger, the molasses blender and the roller mill, and  2. The feed mill basement; The belt and pulley drive to the hammer mill.

Issued

Oct 22, 2012

Abate by

Nov 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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:  (a) Feed mill; The employer did not develop and implement a written plan to eliminate accumulations of feed mill dust during grain processing activities.

Issued

Oct 22, 2012

Abate by

Oct 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

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:  (a) Feed mill main floor and basement; The employer did not immediately remove fugitive grain dust accumulations that exceeded 1/8 inch on the floor and grain processing equipment horizontal surfaces in areas such as, but not limited to, the big mixer, the roller mill and the hammer mill.

Issued

Oct 22, 2012

Abate by

Nov 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):  (a) Warehouse areas; An evaluation of the power industrial vehicle operator was not conducted within the last three years.