OSHA Inspection: EEE, INC.

Issued

Mar 26, 2014

Abate by

Apr 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(6)(i): Employees required to enter into confined or enclosed spaces were not instructed as to the nature of the hazards involved, the necessary precautions to be taken, and in the use of protective and emergency equipment required:     (a) On or about October 7, 2013, and at times prior, for the employees exposed to welding fumes, electricity, and grain while working in a tower pit with limited ventilation and egress at Arthur Companies grain facility, 3259 Highway 52, Harvey, ND.

Issued

Mar 26, 2014

Abate by

Apr 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.753(d)(1): Routes for suspended loads were not pre-planned to ensure that no employee was required to work directly below a suspended load and on the ground around the grain tower:     (a) On or about October 7, 2013, and at times prior, for the employees who were working in the tower pit during the construction of a grain tower and conveyor system at Arthur Companies grain facility, located at 3259 Highway 52, Harvey, ND.

Issued

Mar 26, 2014

Abate by

Apr 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.754(e)(2)(ii): Where large size, configuration or other structural design did not allow openings to be decked over, employees were not protected in accordance with 1926.760(a)(1):     (a) On or about October 7, 2013, and at times prior, for the employees exposed to fall hazards of 16 feet working adjacent to the tower pit during the construction of a grain tower and conveyor system at Arthur Companies grain facility, located at 3259 Highway 52, Harvey, ND.

Issued

Mar 26, 2014

Abate by

Apr 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.759(b): The controlling contractor failed to bar other construction processes below steel erection or did not provide overhead protection from falling objects for employees below:     (a) On or about October 7, 2013, and at times prior, for the employees exposed to struck-by hazards when a chute fell off of a RAPAT Corporation Swing-Flo distributor during the construction of a grain tower and conveyor system at Arthur Companies grain facility, located at 3259 Highway 52, Harvey, ND.