OSHA Inspection: AG PARTNERS, LLC

Issued

Mar 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(e)(1): Standard railing(s) did not consist of top rail, intermediate rail and/or posts and/or did not have a vertical height of 42 inches (106.7 cm) nominal from upper surface of top rail to floor, platform runway, or ramp level:        (a) Chemical Shed: On or about November 4, 2013 and times prior, employees were exposed to a fall of approximately four feet to the ground below while using a stairway on the dock with six risers that are missing the mid rail.

Issued

Mar 5, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1): Employee(s) were not able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge:     (a) Annex: On or about November 4, 2013, and times prior, employees were exposed to becoming entrapped in the event of a fire due to an Emergency Exit that had a dead bolt lock that required the employee to unlock the door knob and the dead bolt.

Issued

Mar 5, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit routes were not free and/or unobstructed. No materials or equipment may be placed, either permanently or temporarily, within the exit route. The exit access must not go through a room that can be locked, such as a bathroom, to reach an exit or exit discharge, nor may it lead into a dead-end corridor. Stairs or a ramp was not provided where the exit route was not substantially level:     (a) Annex: On or about November 4, 2013, and times prior, employees were exposed to entrapment hazards in the event of a fire due to an Emergency Exit that was partially blocked by the Bottom Belt Conveyor. This Emergency Exit had the Bottom Belt Conveyor permanently placed seventeen inches directly in front of the exit discharge, this also made the exit route substantially un-level.

Issued

Mar 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

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) Shaker: On or about November 4, 2013, and times prior, employees are exposed to caught in hazards while working around the exposed shaft of the shaker cleaner.