OSHA Inspection: DAKOTA WESTERN CORPORATION

Issued

Jun 10, 2014

Abate by

Jul 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,260 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1): Employees were not able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge:     (a) On or about December 19, 2013, and at times prior to that date, for employees exposed to fire-related hazards where the north exit door was locked and required the manual pushing of a button to unlock the door at 45679 Veterans Memorial Drive, Sisseton, South Dakota.

Issued

Jun 10, 2014

Abate by

Jun 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,940 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point-of-operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:     (a) On or about December 19, 2013, and at times prior to that date, for employees exposed to caught-in and/or struck-by hazards where a Bridgeport drilling/milling machine, model no. 5K180FS359A, serial no. J-91313, was operated in the maintenance shop without chuck and/or chip guarding at 45679 Veterans Memorial Drive, Sisseton, South Dakota.

Issued

Jun 10, 2014

Abate by

Jun 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Grinding machinery was not used with work rest to support offhand grinding work:   (a) On or about December 19, 2013, and at times prior to that date, for employees exposed to caught-in and/or struck-by hazards where a DeWalt pedestal grinder, model no. DW756, was operated in the maintenance shop at 45679 Veterans Memorial Drive, Sisseton, South Dakota.

Issued

Jun 10, 2014

Abate by

Jun 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i): Unguarded shaft ends projected more than one-half the diameter of the shaft:   (a) On or about December 19, 2013, and at times prior to that date, for employees exposed to caught-in hazards where unprotected rotating shaft ends on multiple, single-screw plastic extruder machines to include, but not limited to, the Bottenfeld, model no. 35250, extruders were operated throughout the facility at 45679 Veterans Memorial Drive, Sisseton, South Dakota.

Issued

Jun 10, 2014

Abate by

Jun 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed:   (a) On or about December 19, 2013, and at times prior to that date, for employees exposed to caught-in hazards where several chain and sprocket wheels located below the extruder heater rings on the plastic extruder machines were operated throughout the facility without covers at 45679 Veterans Memorial Drive, Sisseton, South Dakota.

Issued

Jun 10, 2014

Abate by

Jun 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:     (a) On or about December 19, 2013, and at times prior to that date, for employees exposed to electrical hazards where an electrical power strip was used as the on/off switch for the IMS loader on production line six at 45679 Veterans Memorial Drive, Sisseton, South Dakota.

Issued

Jun 10, 2014

Abate by

Jun 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): 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:   (a) On or about December 19, 2013, and at times prior to that date, for employees exposed to electrical shock hazards where multiple locations throughout the production lines to include, but not limited to, line seven where an electrical motor on the extruder machine had exposed live electrical wires at 45679 Veterans Memorial Drive, Sisseton, South Dakota.

Issued

Jun 10, 2014

Abate by

Jun 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(i): Conductors entering cutout boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not protected from abrasions:   (a) On or about December 19, 2013, and at times prior to that date, for employees exposed to electrical shock hazards where multiple locations throughout the production lines to include, but not limited to, line seven where electrical wires entered a machine control cabinet at 45679 Veterans Memorial Drive, Sisseton, South Dakota.

Issued

Jun 10, 2014

Abate by

Jun 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:   (a) On or about December 19, 2013, and at times prior to that date, for employees exposed to electrical shock hazards where multiple locations throughout the production lines to include, but not limited to, line seven where knockouts were missing on an electrical control panel at 45679 Veterans Memorial Drive, Sisseton, South Dakota.

Issued

Jun 10, 2014

Abate by

Jul 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $420 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.4(a): The employer did not record each work-related fatality, injury or illness case that resulted in the general recording criteria on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent:     (a) For calendar year 2011, the employer validated from worker compensation records that employees sustained work injuries requiring medical attention beyond first-aid and records were not maintained at 45679 Veterans Memorial Drive, Sisseton, South Dakota.

Issued

Jun 10, 2014

Abate by

Jul 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.32(a)(2): The employer did not create an annual summary of injuries and illnesses recorded on the OSHA 300 Log:   (a) For calendar years 2009 and 2010, the employer validated work injuries requiring recording on the OSHA 300 logs at 45679 Veterans Memorial Drive, Sisseton, South Dakota.

Issued

Jun 10, 2014

Abate by

Jun 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition:   (a) On or about December 19, 2013, and at times prior to that date, for employees exposed to slip, trip and fall hazards where plastic product media, rags, cardboard, yellow strapping material and other items were lying about throughout the facility at 45679 Veterans Memorial Drive, Sisseton, South Dakota.