OSHA Inspection: DAKOTA TRANSLOAD, INC.

Issued

Dec 30, 2013

Abate by

Jan 10, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

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 October 21, 2013 and at times prior, for employees exposed to fall hazards of approximately 10 feet while accessing the truck loading control panel at Dakota Transload, Inc. at 300 Ballpark Street in Stanton, North Dakota.

Issued

Dec 30, 2013

Abate by

Jan 10, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:  (a) On or about October 21, 2013 and at times prior, for employees exposed to fall hazards of approximately eleven feet while opening trailer hatches and directing spouts at Dakota Transload, Inc. at 300 Ballpark Street in Stanton, North Dakota.

Issued

Dec 30, 2013

Abate by

Feb 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  (a) On or about October 21, 2013 and at times prior, for employees exposed to skin, eye and inhalation hazards associated with types of proppant at Dakota Transload, Inc. at 300 Ballpark Street in Stanton, North Dakota.

Issued

Dec 30, 2013

Abate by

Feb 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)  On or about October 21, 2013 and at times prior, for employees required to wear a half-face respirator to protect against respiratory hazards at Dakota Transload, Inc. at 300 Ballpark Street in Stanton, North Dakota.

Issued

Dec 30, 2013

Abate by

Feb 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

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 hazards and identification of the contaminants chemical state and physical form:   (a) On or about October 21, 2013 and at times prior, for employees exposed to respiratory hazards including by not limited to silica and respirable dust while loading, unloading and storing proppant at Dakota Transload, Inc. at 300 Ballpark Street in Stanton, North Dakota.

Issued

Dec 30, 2013

Abate by

Jan 27, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):  (a)  On or about October 21, 2013 and at times prior, for employees exposed to crushing and struck-by hazards operating Komatsu 25 forklifts in the warehouse at Dakota Transload, Inc. at 300 Ballpark Street in Stanton, North Dakota.