OSHA Inspection: KG AGRI PRODUCTS, INC.

Issued

Jun 26, 2013

Abate by

Aug 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,380 · Current $1,428 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(e)(1)(i):  The employer shall provide training to employees at least annually and when changes in job assignment will expose them to new hazards.  Current employees, and new employees prior to starting work, shall be trained in at least the following:  General safety precautions associated with the facility, including recognition and preventive measures for the hazards related to dust accumulations and common ignition sources such as smoking:     a.  At the facility, the employer did not provide annual combustible grain dust training, including employee recognition and preventative measures for the hazards related to dust accumulations and common ignition sources.

Issued

Jun 26, 2013

Abate by

Aug 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,380 · Current $1,428 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(j)(1): The employer shall develop and implement a written housekeeping program that establishes the frequency and method(s) determined best to reduce accumulations of fugitive grain dust on ledges, floors, equipment, and other exposed surfaces:    a.  At the facility, the employer did not develop and implement a written housekeeping program that established the frequency  and method(s) determined best to reduce accumulations of fugitive grain dust on ledges, floors, equipment, and other exposed surfaces in areas including, but not limited to, the following:  scale house, leg building, main floor of the plant, second floor of the plant, and third floor of the plant.

Issued

Jun 26, 2013

Abate by

Aug 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(j)(4):  Grain and product spills shall not be considered fugitive grain dust accumulations.  However, the housekeeping program shall address the procedures for removing such spills from the work area:      a.  At the facility, the employer did not develop and implement a written housekeeping program that established the procedures for removing product spills in areas such as the main floor and second floor of the plant.

Issued

Jun 26, 2013

Abate by

Aug 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,975 · Current $1,785 Reduced

Hazardous substances E101E200M104

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(j)(2)(ii):  The employer shall immediately remove any fugitive grain dust accumulations whenever they exceed 1/8 inch (.32 cm) at priority housekeeping areas, pursuant to the housekeeping program, or shall demonstrate and assure, through the development and implementation of the housekeeping program, that equivalent protection is provided:     a.  On the third floor of the plant tower, fugitive grain dust accumulations of 0.160 to 1.75 inches which had covered the floor surface under the PC#1 conveyor, platform for the PC#1 conveyor, supports for the PC#1 conveyor, tops of the pre-cleaner bins, and steps on a stepladder were not immediately removed.     b.  On the second floor of the plant, fugitive grain dust piles of 6.5 to 9 inches which covered the floor due to a leak from a pipe off the polisher leg were not immediately removed.

Issued

Jun 26, 2013

Abate by

Aug 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,975 · Current $1,785 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(j)(3):  The use of compressed air to blow dust from ledges, walls, and other areas shall only be permitted when all machinery that presents an ignition source in the area is shut-down, and all other known potential ignition sources in the area are removed or controlled:     a.  In the processing plant, compressed air was used to blow fugitive grain dust from upper surfaces when the plant equipment was in operation and ignition sources were not removed or controlled.

Issued

Jun 26, 2013

Abate by

Aug 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,380 · Current $1,428 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(l)(1):  All fabric dust filter collectors which are a part of a pneumatic dust collection system shall be equipped with a monitoring device that will indicate a pressure drop across the surface of the filter:       a.  Outside at the front of the plant, the Magnehelic differential pressure gage for the Honeyville dust collector (S/N: 990265) which services the polishers was not connected properly to indicate a pressure drop across the surface of the filter.     b.  Outside at the front of the plant, the Magnehelic differential pressure gage for the Honeyville dust collector (S/N: 990261) which services the main cleaner was not connected properly to indicate a pressure drop across the surface of the filter.

Issued

Jun 26, 2013

Abate by

Aug 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,975 · Current $1,785 Reduced

Hazardous substances E101E200M104

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c):  Electrical installations.  Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations shall be intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location.  Requirements for each of these options are as follows:     a.  In the leg building, electrical equipment including, but not limited to, two snap switches for lights, two duplex receptacle outlets, and an extension cord in a Class II, Division 2 location were not intrinsically safe, approved for a Class II, Division 2 location, or safe for a Class II, Division 2 location.     b.  On the third floor of the plant tower, electrical equipment including, but not limited to, two snap switches for the East and West wall fans in a Class II, Division 1 location were not intrinsically safe, approved for a Class II, Division 1 location, or safe for a Class II, Division 1 location.     c.  On the second floor of the plant, electrical equipment including, but not limited to, a GFCI receptacle outlet on the Crippen main cleaner for the W115 Winch, and improper electrical cords and snap switch on the Hance portable meal leg (model: 270S; S/N: 90561610) used at both polishers, in a Class II, Division 2 location were not intrinsically safe, approved for a Class II, Division 2 location, or safe for a Class II, Division 2 location.     d.  On the main floor of the plant, electrical equipment including, but not limited to, seven Siemens disconnects on the Oliver Maxi-Cap Gravity Separator (model: 4800A; S/N: 10494), and three bypass switches to operate the discard leg, recycle leg, and Anex bucket conveyor for the Oliver Maxi-Cap Gravity Separator in a Class II, Division 2 location were not intrinsically safe, approved for a Class II, Division 2 location, or safe for a Class II, Division 2 location.

Issued

Jun 26, 2013

Abate by

Aug 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(b):  Documentation.  All areas designated as hazardous (classified) locations under the Class and Zone system and areas designated under the Class and Division system established after August 13, 2007 shall be properly documented.  This documentation shall be available to those authorized to design, install, inspect, maintain, or operate electric equipment at the location:    a.  All areas designated as hazardous (classified) locations under the Class and Division system were not properly documented for the facility including, but not limited to, the following areas:  leg building, scale house, main floor plant, second floor plant, and third floor plant.

Issued

Jun 26, 2013

Abate by

Aug 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii):  In addition, the employer must establish and implement those elements of a written respiratory protection program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily is medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator is cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user.  Exception:  Employers are not required to include in a written respiratory protection program those employees whose only use of respirators involves the voluntary use of filtering facepieces (dust masks):     a.  At the facility, the employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written respiratory protection program necessary to ensure that any employee using an MSA full-facepiece respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use did not present a health hazard.

Issued

Jun 26, 2013

Abate by

Aug 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.145(c)(2)(i):  Caution signs shall be used only to warn against potential hazards or to caution against unsafe practices:     a.  At the entrances to the scale house, the employer did not have a combustible dust hazard sign to warn against potential deflagration and explosion hazards from grain dust atmospheres that may occur due to the handling of grain.     b.  At the office entrance to the main floor of the plant, the employer did not have a combustible dust hazard sign to warn against potential deflagration and explosion hazards from grain dust atmospheres that may occur due to the handling of grain.     c.  At the outside entrance to the leg building, the employer did not have a combustible dust hazard sign to warn against potential deflagration and explosion hazards from grain dust atmospheres that may occur due to the handling of grain.     d.  At the scale house entrance to the leg building, the employer did not have a combustible dust hazard sign to warn against potential deflagration and explosion hazards from grain dust atmospheres that may occur due to the handling of grain.     e.  At the outside entrance to the third floor of the plant tower, the employer did not have a combustible dust hazard sign to warn against potential deflagration and explosion hazards from grain dust atmospheres that may occur due to the handling of grain.     f.  At the outside entrance to the second floor of the plant, the employer did not have a combustible dust hazard sign to warn against potential deflagration and explosion hazards from grain dust atmospheres that may occur due to the handling of grain.     g.  At the main outside entrance to the main floor of the plant, the employer did not have a combustible dust hazard sign to warn against potential deflagration and explosion hazards from grain dust atmospheres that may occur due to the handling of grain.     h.  At the Southwest outside entrance to the main floor of the plant, the employer did not have a combustible dust hazard sign to warn against potential deflagration and explosion hazards from grain dust atmospheres that may occur due to the handling of grain.     i.  At the Northwest outside entrance to the main floor of the plant, the employer did not have a combustible dust hazard sign to warn against potential deflagration and explosion hazards from grain dust atmospheres that may occur due to the handling of grain.