OSHA Inspection: HORIZON GROWERS OF GEORGIA, INC. DIV. OF PURE BEAUTY FARMS, INC.

Issued

Dec 3, 2012

Abate by

Dec 28, 2012

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $6,300

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    On or about 10/16/2010 at 1070 Flower Road, Greensboro, GA:  Employees perform servicing and maintenance activities such as installing, setting up, adjusting, inspecting, maintaining, repairing, cleaning and servicing the variety of machines and equipment such as but not limited to the mulcher, planting machines #1, #2, and #3. Employees servicing machinery did not use lockout or tagout devices to isolate energy sources, inspections on lockout methods were not performed, nor was training provided to employees on the energy control measures.

Issued

Dec 3, 2012

Abate by

Dec 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,060 · Current $3,060

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2): Machine guard(s) on machine(s) were so installed that they offered accident hazards in themselves:      On or about 10/16/2012 at 1070 Flower Road, Greensboro, GA:     a)On line #1, the cover that protects the motor, chain, and sprocket was damaged exposing employees to a caught-by hazard.

Issued

Dec 3, 2012

Abate by

Dec 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(1)(i): Gears were not completeely enclosed.          On or about 10/16/2012 at 1070 Flower Road, Greensboro, GA:  On line #3, the cover that protects the motor chain and sprocket did not fully enclose the drive mechanism exposing employees to a caught-by hazard.