OSHA Inspection: CAJUN SUGAR COOPERATIVE, INC.

Issued

Jun 4, 2014

Abate by

Jul 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $5,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1):     The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces:    On or about December 13, 2013, at Cajun Sugar in New Iberia, LA; the employer did not evaluate the workplace as required by the standard to determine if the Crusher Donnely Chute was a permit-required confined space.  As a result, the employer improperly considered the Crusher Donnely Chute to be a non-permit space.

Issued

Jun 4, 2014

Abate by

Jul 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $5,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

1910.146(d)(3):      Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations:      On or about December 13, 2013, at Cajun Sugar in New Iberia, LA; under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations into the Crusher Donnely Chute, including but not limited to:     a)      Specifying acceptable entry conditions;     b)     Providing barriers as necessary to protect entrants from external hazards; and/or    c)      Verifying that conditions in the permit space are acceptable for entry throughout the duration of an authorized entry.

Issued

Jun 4, 2014

Abate by

Jul 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $5,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1):     The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    On or about December 13, 2013, at Cajun Sugar in New Iberia, LA; the employer failed to establish a fully compliant energy control program in that energy control procedures, employee training, and periodic inspections were not sufficient to ensure that the Crusher Donnely Chute and/or mill roller were securely isolated from any and all energy sources before the commencement of service and/or maintenance activities.

Issued

Jun 4, 2014

Abate by

Jul 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $5,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii):     Procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(A), (c)(4)(ii)(B), (c)(4)(ii)(C) and (c)(4)(ii)(D):    On or about December 13, 2013, at Cajun Sugar in New Iberia, LA; the employer failed to clearly and specifically outline the methods to be used in controlling hazardous energy, including specific statements of intent, procedural steps for shutdown, procedural steps for locking out, and requirements for testing the effectiveness of energy control measures being used.  Because the energy control procedure was too general, each employee engaged in a servicing/maintenance activity (i.e., cleaning the mill roller inside of the Crusher Donnely Chute) was not adequately protected from the unexpected energization or start-up of the mill.

Issued

Jun 4, 2014

Abate by

Jul 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d):     The established procedure for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) did not cover the actions listed in and was not done in sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1)-(6):    On or about December 13, 2013, at Cajun Sugar in New Iberia, LA; the employer did not:    a) Isolate the Crusher Donnely Chute and/or mill roller from all energy sources;    b) Apply a lockout or tagout device to secure the Crusher Donnely Chute and/or mill roller from all energy sources; and/or    c) Verify isolation of the Crusher Donnely Chute and/or mill roller from all energy sources.

Issued

Jun 4, 2014

Abate by

Jul 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $5,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i):     The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:    On or about December 13, 2013, at Cajun Sugar in New Iberia, LA; the employer failed to conduct periodic inspections, at least annually, to correct any deviation or inadequacies in the employers energy control procedure for the Crusher Donnely Chute and/or mill roller and to prescribe a review of lockout procedures with each authorized employee.

Issued

Jun 4, 2014

Abate by

Jul 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii):     The employer did not certify that the periodic inspections have been performed:     On or about December 13, 2013, at Cajun Sugar in New Iberia, LA; the employer did not certify that periodic inspections of energy control procedures were performed as required by the standard.