OSHA Inspection: BARR ENTERPRISES

Issued

Jan 28, 2013

Abate by

Feb 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(3): Regardless of height, open-sided floors, walkways, platforms, or runways above or adjacent to dangerous equipment, pickling or galvanizing tanks, degreasing units, and similar hazards were not guarded with a standard railing and toe board.  (a) Grinding area, Feed Screw Auger:  Employees were exposed to the rotating parts of a carcass feed screw auger at floor level that was not protected by a standard rail and toe board.

Issued

Jan 28, 2013

Abate by

Feb 7, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Grinding area, Auger #3:  Employees exposed to the rotating parts of a seven inch auger that was not fully guarded to prevent entanglement.

Issued

Jan 28, 2013

Abate by

Feb 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 Reduced

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:  (a) Throughout the facility; The employer did not establish and implement a control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) program.

Issued

Jan 28, 2013

Abate by

Feb 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees:   (a)  Throughout the facility;  The employer did not train employees on the safe application and use of energy control procedures.

Issued

Jan 28, 2013

Abate by

Feb 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(iv): The employer did not certify that employee training had been accomplished and kept up to date:  (a)  Administrative office;  A certification of energy control procedure training was not maintained.

Issued

Jan 28, 2013

Abate by

Feb 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a power industrial truck:  (a) Production plant; The employer did not train and certify the forklift operator on powered industrial truck operations and permitted him to operate a powered industrial truck throughout the facility on a daily basis.

Issued

Jan 28, 2013

Abate by

Feb 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $860 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i): Unguarded projecting shaft end(s) did not present a smooth edge and end and projected more than one half the diameter of the shaft:  (a) Grinding area, magnet/belt; Employees were exposed to an unguarded two inch diameter by five inch long protruding rotating shaft.

Issued

Jan 28, 2013

Abate by

Feb 7, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(ii): The unused keyway(s) of projecting shaft end(s) were not filled up or covered:  (a) Grinding area, magnet/belt; Employees were exposed to an unguarded two inch diameter by five inch long protruding rotating shaft with an open keyway.

Issued

Jan 28, 2013

Abate by

Feb 7, 2013

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) Grinding - Pre-Break area; Employees were exposed to unguarded belt and pulley power transmission hazards that was powering the hydraulic pump.

Issued

Jan 28, 2013

Abate by

Feb 7, 2013

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) Grinding - Pre-Break area; Employees were exposed to unguarded belt and pulley power transmission hazards that was powering the hydraulic pump.