OSHA Inspection: SOLOMON VALLEY FEEDERS LLC

Issued

2014-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(a)(2): Ladderway floor opening(s) or platform(s) were not guarded by a standard railing with standard toeboard(s) on all exposed sides (except at the entrance to opening) with passage through the railing either provided with a swinging gate or so offset that a person could walk directly into the opening.  Employees performing maintenance and housekeeping duties were exposed to fall hazards in that the ladder openings were not protected for the following locations:  a) Access to the upper platform on the south side of the south leg did not have fall protection. Employees were exposed to a fall hazard in excess of ten (10) feet from the upper level to the lower platform below.  b) Access to the lower platform on the south side of the south leg did not have fall protection. Employees were exposed to a fall hazard in excess of ten (10) feet from the upper level to the lower platform below.  c) Access to the second level of the interior of the feed mill not have fall protection. Employees were exposed to a fall hazard in excess of six (6) feet from the upper level to the lower platform below.

Issued

2014-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floor(s) or platform(s) 4 feet or more above the adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded by standard railings (or the equivalent as specified in 29 CFR 1910.23(e)(3)(i) through (v)), on all open sides:  Employees performing maintenance and housekeeping duties were exposed to fall hazards in that they were not provided with standard railings and/or conventional fall protection when working aloft in the following locations:  a) Fall protection was not provided to employees while they were working aloft on top of the East Grain Bin and the West Grain Bin. Employees were exposed to a fall hazard in excess of fifteen (15) feet to the ground below.  b) Fall protection was not provided to employees while they were working aloft on top of bin 99. Employees were exposed to a fall hazard in excess of twenty-five (25) feet to the ground below.  c) The fall protection at the second level of the interior of the feed mill was inadequate in that a mid-rail was not instsalled. Employees were exposed to a fall hazard in excess of fifteen (15) feet to the concrete surface below.

Issued

2014-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.27(d)(2): 29 CFR 1910.27(d)(2):   Fixed ladder(s), used to ascend to heights exceeding 20 feet and equipped with cages or wells, were not provided with landing platform(s) for each 30 feet of height or fraction thereof:  Bin 99 approximately thrity six feet in height was not equipped with a landing platform at or about thirty feet up the ladder to be used as a resting place.  Employees are exposed to a fall  and other health hazards associted possible over exertion while climbing up to thirty-six feet within the ladder cage.

Issued

2014-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(g)(2): Whenever an employee enters a grain storage structure from a level at or above the level of the stored grain or grain products, or whenever an employee walks or stands on or in stored grain of a depth which poses an engulfment hazard, the employer shall equip the employee with a body harness with lifeline, or a boatswain's chair that meets the requirements of subpart D of this part. The lifeline shall be so positioned, and of sufficient length, to prevent the employee from sinking further than waist-deep in the grain.   Employees performing maintenance and housekeeping duties within the west grain bin were exposed to engulfment hazards in that they were not provided with a body harness and lifeline. Employees were exposed to an engulfment hazard.

Issued

2014-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $840.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:  The employer had not established the required program to ensure employees were medically qualified prior to allowing their voluntary use of half mask respirators while performing cleaning operation of grain bins. Employees were exposed to a respiratory hazard.

Issued

2014-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  Employees were not provided the basic information related to the use of respirators when entering the grain bins to perform cleaning operations. Employees were exposed to a respiratory hazard.

Issued

2014-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $840.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): Guard for abrasive wheel machine where the operator stands in front of the machine was not constructed so that the peripheral protecting member could be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel:  The tongue guard on the abrasive grinder in the maintenance shop was mont installed. Employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

2014-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):  (a) The drive motor pulleys on the grain auger located on the west side of the west grain bin were not guarded. Employees were exposed to the hazard of being caught between the rotating belt and pulley.  (b) The drive motor pulleys on the grain auger located on the north side of the grain bins were not guarded. Employees were exposed to the hazard of being caught between the rotating belt and pulley.  (c) The drive motor pulleys on the grain auger located on the north east corner of the east grain bin were not guarded. Employees were exposed to the hazard of being caught between the rotating belt and pulley.

Issued

2014-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(2)(i): Overhead horizontal belt(s) with lower parts seven -7 feet or less from the floor(s) or platform(s) were not guarded on the sides and bottom in accordance with the requirements specified at CFR 1910.219(o)(3)(a):  (a) The drive motor belts on the grain auger located on the west side of the west grain bin were not guarded. Employees were exposed to the hazard of being caught between the rotating belt and pulley.  (b) The drive motor belts on the grain auger located on the north side of the grain bins were not guarded. Employees were exposed to the hazard of being caught between the rotating belt and pulley.  (c) The drive motor belts on the grain auger located on the north east corner of the east grain bin were not guarded. Employees were exposed to the hazard of being caught between the rotating belt and pulley.