OSHA Inspection: GLOBAL AGRO COMMODITIES

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

May 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 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:    (a) Facility: On or about January 28, 2014 and at times prior, employees were exposed to respiratory hazards when using a negative pressure, half face piece respirators (MSA Model 00817664) without elements of a written program in place while cleaning dust and animal feces in the tunnels, boot pit, basement, and storage bins.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

Jun 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,200 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:    (a) Tunnels: On or about January 28, 2014 and at times prior, employees were potentially exposed to atmospheric hazards, such as but not limited to, being overcome with H2S, Carbon Monoxide gases or an Oxygen deficiency; inability to self-rescue, and caught in hazards.                                                                                     (b) Bins: On or about January 28, 2014 and at times prior, employees were potentially exposed to atmospheric hazards, such as but not limited to, being overcome with H2S, Carbon Monoxide gases or an Oxygen deficiency; inability to self-rescue, and engulfment hazards.                                                                         (c) Boot Pit: On or about January 28, 2014 and at times prior, employees were potentially exposed to atmospheric hazards, such as but not limited to, being overcome with H2S, Carbon Monoxide gases or an Oxygen deficiency; inability to self-rescue, engulfment and caught in hazards.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

May 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,200 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:    (a) Bins: On or about January 28, 2014, and at times prior, employees were exposed to amputation and caught in hazards while cleaning and performing maintenance on the bin auger.                                                           (b) Tunnels: On or about January 28, 2014, and at times prior, employees were exposed to amputation and caught in hazards while cleaning and performing maintenance on the bin auger that runs through the tunnels.                                                           (c) Boot Pit: On or about January 28, 2014, and at times prior, employees were exposed to amputation and caught in hazards while cleaning and performing maintenance on the boot pit auger.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

May 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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) Annex: On or about January 28, 2014, and at time prior, employees were exposed caught in hazards from the moving parts on the leg.                                       (b) Tunnel: On or about January 28, 2014, and at time prior, employees were exposed caught in hazards from the moving parts on the auger.