OSHA Inspection: LOUISIANA RICE MILL, LLC

Issued

Aug 25, 2014

Abate by

Sep 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $2,880 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(a)(3): Every hatchway and chute floor opening shall be guarded by one of the following: (i) Hinged floor opening cover of standard strength and construction equipped with standard railings or permanently attached thereto so as to leave only one exposed side.  OR (ii) A removable railing with toeboard on not more than two sides of the opening and fixed standard railings on all other exposed sides.       a.  The employer did not ensure that each chute or hatchway floor opening was guarded by either a hinged floor opening or standard strength and construction equipped with standard railings as to leave only one exposed side or a removable railing with a toeboard on not more than two sides of the opening and fixed standard railings on all other exposed sides.  This violation occurred at the right side bagger machine in the shipping building.    b.  The employer did not ensure that where a hinged floor opening was installed on a hatchway or chute floor opening, there was a standard railing and/or removable railing with toeboards installed.  This violation occurred at the left side bagger machine in the shipping building.

Issued

Aug 25, 2014

Abate by

Sep 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $5,040 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(g)(1)(i): The employer did not issue a permit for entering bins, silos or tanks in the grain handling facility before the employees entered the bins, silos, or tanks:     a.  The employer did not issue permits for entering bins in the grain handling facility before the employees entered the bins.  This violation occurred when the employees were allowed to enter the Butler Bins, Titan Bins, Small Bins, and Mallard Bins for cleaning without permits.

Issued

Aug 25, 2014

Abate by

Sep 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $0 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.  The employer did not ensure that an evaluation of the workplace was conducted to determine if any permit required confines spaces existed on the site.  This violation occurred when the employer did not identify the pits, hoppers, and dust collectors as permit-required confined spaces.

Issued

Aug 25, 2014

Abate by

Sep 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $3,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or terminal screws:     a.  The employer did not ensure that flexible cords were connected to devices and fittings so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or terminal screws.  This violation occurred when the power cord to the control panel on Precleaner 2 was damaged from strain at the terminal connection.

Issued

Aug 25, 2014

Abate by

Sep 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $3,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c)(2)(i): Equipment in hazardous (classified) location(s) was not approved for the class of location:    a.  The employer did not ensure that equipment in hazardous (classified) locations were approved for the class of the location.  This violation occurred when the control panel on Precleaner 3 in the rice mill building was not dust tight as required in a Class II location.      b.  The employer did not ensure that equipment in hazardous (classified) locations were approved for the class of the location.  This violation occurred when the control panel on Precleaner 2 in the rice mill building was not dust tight as required in a Class II location.

Issued

Aug 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(a)(2)(x): Flexible cords and cables were not protected from accidental damage, as might be caused, for example, by sharp corners, projections, and doorways or other pinch points:    a.  The employer did not ensure that flexible cords were protected from accidental damage as might be caused by sharp corners.  This violation occurred when a flexible cord set being used to power a vacuum cleaner on the ground floor of the rice mill building was wrapped around the sharp edges of a steel, I-beam type, column.