OSHA Inspection: EARTH HARVEST MILLS, INC.

Issued

Nov 19, 2013

Abate by

Nov 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $2,200

General-duty citation text

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 May 30, 2013, and at times prior, for the employees accessing and/or traveling/working beneath the platform on top of the milling machine, approximately nine feet above the ground, in order to perform maintenance and repair or to change out screens on the milling machine in Building 9, the Gluten-free Milling Room at 500 North Street West in Harvey, North Dakota

Issued

Nov 19, 2013

Abate by

Dec 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $3,080

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i): All exposed part(s) of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform were not protected by stationary casing(s) enclosing shafting completely or by trough(s) enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting:  (a) On or about May 30, 2013, and at times prior, for the employees who operated the blenders where approximately three inches of a rotating shaft exposed employees to caught-in and amputation hazards in Building 2, the Gluten-free Packaging Room at 500 North Street West in Harvey, North Dakota.

Issued

Nov 19, 2013

Abate by

Dec 6, 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) On or about May 30, 2013, and at times prior, for the employees who operated the blenders where approximately six inches of access to the pulleys and chain, due to insufficient guarding on the back, exposed employees to caught-in and amputation hazards in Building 2, the Gluten-free Packaging Room at 500 North Street West in Harvey, North Dakota.  (b) On or about May 30, 2013, and at times prior, for the employees who accessed the platform on top of the milling machine, approximately nine feet above the ground, in order to perform maintenance and repair or to change out screens on the milling machine in Building 9, the Gluten-free Milling Room at 500 North Street West in Harvey, North Dakota.

Issued

Nov 19, 2013

Abate by

Dec 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(2)(iv): Overhead chain and link belt drives, governed by the same rules as overhead horizontal belts, were not enclosed by guard(s) in the same manner as belts conforming to the requirements specified at 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):    (a) On or about May 30, 2013, and at times prior, for the employees who operated the blenders where approximately six inches of access to the pulleys and chain, due to insufficient guarding on the back, exposed employees to caught-in and amputation hazards in Building 2, the Gluten-free Packaging Room at 500 North Street West in Harvey, North Dakota.  (b) On or about May 30, 2013, and at times prior, for the employees who accessed the platform on top of the milling machine, approximately nine feet above the ground, in order to perform maintenance and repair or to change out screens on the milling machine in Building 9, the Gluten-free Milling Room at 500 North Street West in Harvey, North Dakota.

Issued

Nov 19, 2013

Abate by

Nov 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,400 · Current $4,400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:  (a) On or about May 30, 2013, and at times prior, for the employees accessing the 480-volt breaker panels in the Gluten-free Electrical Room at 500 North Street West in Harvey, North Dakota.  Note: This company was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard or its equivalent which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 314777905, Citation 1, Item 2A, and was affirmed as a final order on February 11, 2013, with respect to a workplace located at 500 North Street West in Harvey, North Dakota.

Issued

Nov 19, 2013

Abate by

Dec 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $440 · Current $440

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:  (a) On or about May 30, 2013, and at times prior, for the employees working in Building 9, the Gluten-Free Milling Room, where an extension cord was used to provide power for a printer on the Doboy Packaging Machinery Inc. bag-filling and bag-sealing machine, Model SB-MD Conveyor, Serial Number 00-22602, that was connected to a permanent power supply at Dakota Prairie Organic Flour Company located at 500 North Street West in Harvey, North Dakota.