FREEPORT, TX —
OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN RICE, INC.
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of AMERICAN RICE, INC. in 505 PORT ROAD, FREEPORT, TX 77541 (NAICS 311212). OSHA activity number 339130635.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- AMERICAN RICE, INC.
- Site address
- 505 PORT ROAD
- City
- FREEPORT
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77541
- Mailing
- P. O. BOX 2490, FREEPORT, TX 77542
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 311212
- Employees
- 292
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 D01 III
- Issued
- Sep 18, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 18, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $4,250 · Current $2,550 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): 29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace, including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazard(s) and an identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form: a) Building 21, the Mill - The employer had not performed a reasaonable estimate of employee exposure to respirable dust when conducting blow down operations in the tunnel and during equipment cleaning b) At the facility - The employer had not performed a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to sulfuryl fluoride and phosphine when fumigating rice bins.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2550
- — Z (S) $4250
1910.272 L01
- Issued
- Sep 18, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 18, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $4,250 · Current $2,550 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.272(l)(1): Fabric dust filter collectors, which were a part of a pneumatic dust collection system in the grain handling facility, were not equipped with a monitoring device that would indicate a pressure drop across the surface of the filter: (a) Outside of Mill 21 - The manometer was not functioning on the Parboil Mill dust collector. (b) Outside of Mill 21 - The manometer was not functioning on the White Mill dust collector.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2550
- — Z (S) $4250
1910.272 J01
- Issued
- Sep 18, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 18, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $4,250 · Current $2,550 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.272(j)(1): The employer did not develop and implement a written housekeeping program that established the frequency and the method(s) determined best to reduce accumulations of fugitive grain dust on ledges, floors, equipment, and other exposed surfaces: (a) Mill 21 - A written housekeeping program had not been developed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2550
- — Z (S) $4250
1910.272 I01
- Issued
- Sep 18, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 18, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $850 · Current $510 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.272(i)(1): The employer did not inform contractors of the applicable safety rules of the grain handling facility: (a) Building 21 - Sanitation employees were not trained on hazards such as, but not limited to, combustible dust, fumigation procedures, the emergency action plan or hazard communcation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $510
- — Z (O) $850
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- Sep 18, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 18, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $850 · Current $510 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use: (a) Fumigation Department - A written respiratory protection program was not established for fumigators who are required to wear both air-filtering and supplied-air respirators.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $510
- — Z (O) $850
1910.134 C03
- Issued
- Sep 18, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 18, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(3): The employer did not designate a program administrator who was qualified by appropriate training or experience to administer or oversee the respiratory protection program and to conduct the required evaluations of program effectiveness: (a) Fumigation Department - The employer did not designate a program administrator.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 339130635.
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