OSHA Inspection: LOUISIANA RICE MILL

Issued

2014-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4590.00 · Current $2754.00 Reduced

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):    1) On or about 9/18/13, in the elevator control room on the northeast side of the plant, the employer allowed employees to work next to an unguarded belt and pulley on an auger motor in order to clean up spilled rice.     2) On or about 9/18/13, in the laboratory on the southwest side of the plant, the employer allowed employees to operate a grain sifter with an unguarded belt and pulley, in order to sift grain for quality analysis.

Issued

2014-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i): Vertical or inclined belt(s) were not enclosed by guard(s) conforming to the requirements specified at 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o).   1) On or about 9/18/13, in the elevator control room on the northeast side of the plant, the employer allowed employees to work next to an unguarded belt and pulley on an auger motor in order to clean up spilled rice.   2) On or about 9/18/13, in the laboratory on the southwest side of the plant, the employer allowed employees to operate a grain sifter with an unguarded belt and pulley, in order to sift grain for quality analysis.

Issued

2014-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6300.00 · Current $3780.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating  at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):    On or about 9/28/2013, the employer allowed employees to access the Master Control Room of the rice elevator on the rough side of the mill containing electrical starters with unguarded live wiring in order to clean-up spilled grain.

Issued

2014-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one-half hour.   On or about 9/12/13, on southwest side of the plant, the employer allowed employees to operate a forklift in a warehouse area where full oxygen and acetlyene canisters were not separated by a distance of 20 and were stored in wire mesh containers that did not provide a fire-resistance of at least one-half hour.