OSHA Inspection: CORPUS CHRISTI GRAIN COMPANY

Issued

Sep 24, 2013

Abate by

Oct 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,320 · Current $388 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4): Portable fire extinguishers were not maintained in a fully charged and operable condition:      At this work place, a Sentry five pound multi-purpose fire extinguisher serial number FS-00587827 mounted in the welding and maintenance shop was not fully charged.

Issued

Sep 24, 2013

Abate by

Oct 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,640 · Current $774 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition:    At this workplace, general work areas such as but not limited to: outside the welding/maintenance shop, and under the trailer shed were not kept clear of rubbish and scarp metal.    The CC Grain Co was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 315367599, citation number 1 item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 07/06/2012 with respect to a workplace located at 100 Talbert Lane Corpus Christi Texas 78410.

Issued

Sep 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,520 · Current $1,032 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.101(b): The in-plant handling, storage, and utilization of all compressed gases in cylinders, portable tanks, rail tankcars, or motor vehicle cargo tanks were not in accordance with Compressed Gas Association Pamphlet P-1-1965, which is incorporated by reference as specified in CFR 1910.6:    At this work place, at the facility welding/maintenance work shop a stored compressed gas cylinder was not secured to prevent it from falling.    The Corpus Christi Grain Company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.101(b), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 315367599, citation number 1, item number 4 and was affirmed as a final order on 7/6/2012,with respect to a workplace located at 100 Talbert Lane, Corpus Christi Texas, 78410.

Issued

Sep 24, 2013

Abate by

Oct 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,520 · Current $1,032 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.176(f): Derail and/or bumper blocks were not provided on spur railroad tracks where a rolling car could contact other cars being worked or enter a building, work or traffic area:    At this work place, employees involved in the loading and or unloading of grain from railroad cars were getting on top of the rail cars to open hatches.  The employer did not ensure a means to prevent contact from another railroad car in the event of a mishap.    The Corpus Chrisiti Grain Company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1920.176(f), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 315667599, citation number__1_, item number__6 and was affirmed as a final order on 07/06/2012, with respect to a workplace located at 100 Talbert Corpus Christi Texas 78410.

Issued

Sep 24, 2013

Abate by

Oct 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,640 · Current $774 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rests. On offhand grinding machines, work rests shall be used to support the work. They shall be of rigid construction and designed to be adjustable to compensate for wheel wear. Work rests shall be kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch to prevent the work from being jammed between the wheel and the rest, which may cause wheel breakage. The work rest shall be securely clamped after each adjustment. The adjustment shall not be made with the wheel in motion.    At this work place, employees in the welding maintenance shop where exposed to abrasive wheel hazards in that the work rest was adjust greater than one-half inch from the wheel.        The Corpus Christi Grain Company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard which was contained in OSHA inspection number 315367599, citation number_1, item number 7 and was affirmed as a final order on (date), with respect to a workplace located at 100 Talbert Corpus Christi Texas 78410.