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OSHA Inspection: RUMBOLD AND KUHN INCORPORATED

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of RUMBOLD AND KUHN INCORPORATED in 206 IL STATE RTE. 29, PUTNAM, IL 61560 (NAICS 424510). OSHA activity number 338594831.

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Site address
206 IL STATE RTE. 29
City
PUTNAM
State
IL
ZIP
61560
Mailing
14890 TOWNSHIP ROAD 300 N, WYOMING, IL 61491
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
424510
Employees
70
Ownership type
A

5 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.23 C01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
May 8, 2013
Abate by
Jun 12, 2013
Penalty
Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards    (a) On or about January 31, 2013, employees were exposed to fall hazards from about 57 feet when taking grain inventory measurements, where standard guardrails were missing by the hatch opening on top of the grain bin #11.    Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $2450
  • — Z (S) $4900

1910.27 C06

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
May 8, 2013
Abate by
Jun 4, 2013
Penalty
Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.27(c)(6): The employer did not ensure step-across distance from the nearest edge of ladder to the nearest edge of equipment or structure was not more than 12 inches, or less than 2.5 inches.       (a) On or about January 15, 2013, employees were exposed to fall hazards from about 11 feet when accessing south pit 1 for maintenance work by the use of a vertical ladder with a step-across distance of 31 inches.        Abatement certification is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1750
  • — Z (S) $3500

1910.27 D03

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
May 8, 2013
Abate by
Jun 4, 2013
Penalty
Initial $3,500 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.27(d)(3): The employer did not ensure that the side rails and rungs of a side step ladder extended 3.5 feet above parapets and landings.       (a) On or about January 15, 2013, employees were exposed to fall hazards from about 11 feet when accessing south pit 1 for maintenance work by the use of a vertical ladder without side rails or rungs that extended 3.5 feet above the upper landing surface.       Abatement certification is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $3500

1910.303 B01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
May 8, 2013
Abate by
Jun 12, 2013
Penalty
Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1)(vii): Electric equipment shall be free from recognized hazards that are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees. Safety of equipment shall be determined using the following considerations: classification by type, size, voltage, current capacity, and specific use; and other factors that contribute to the practical safeguarding of persons using or likely to come in contact with the equipment.       (a) On or about December 26, 2012, an employee activated on/off electrical controls in the South Pit #1 control room.  The controls were located within an electrical switch gear cabinet adjacent to energized conductors.  The electrical controls were used for the top fans located in bins #19 and #20.       Abatement certification is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c)
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1750
  • — Z (S) $3500

1910.146 C01

Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
May 8, 2013
Abate by
Jun 4, 2013
Penalty
Initial $700 · Current $350 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces:    On or about January 15, 2013, Rumbold and Kuhn Incorporated employees entered the dump boot pit that was not evaluated to determine if the space was a permit required confined space.    Abatement certification is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $350
  • — Z (O) $700

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