OSHA Inspection: SYLTE FARMS & JASON SYLTE

Issued

Sep 29, 2014

Abate by

Oct 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(e)(2): Employees assigned special tasks in the grain handling facility, such as bin entry and handling of flammable or toxic substances, were not provided training to perform these tasks safely:     (a)  On or about June 20, 2014, for employees exposed to caught-in hazards from conveying equipment in operation while cleaning grain bins at or near 35963 Highway 12 in Ipswich, South Dakota.

Issued

Sep 29, 2014

Abate by

Oct 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)  On or about June 20, 2014, for employees exposed to caught-in hazards from conveying equipment in operation while cleaning grain bins at or near 35963 Highway 12 in Ipswich, South Dakota.

Issued

Sep 29, 2014

Abate by

Oct 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(g)(3): In the grain handling facility an observer, equipped to provide assistance, was not stationed outside the bin, silo, or tank being entered by an employee:   (a)  On or about June 20, 2014, for employees exposed to caught-in hazards from conveying equipment in operation while cleaning grain bins at or near 35963 Highway 12 in Ipswich, South Dakota.

Issued

Sep 29, 2014

Abate by

Oct 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(g)(1)(ii): Prior to bin entry, all mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment which presented a danger to employees inside grain storage structures in the grain handling facility were not disconnected, locked out and tagged, blocked-off, or otherwise prevented from operating by other equally effective means or methods:     (a) On or about June 16, 2014, for employees exposed to caught-in hazards from an unguarded sweep auger while cleaning grain bins at or near 35963 Highway 12 in Ipswich, South Dakota.     (b) On or about June 20, 2014, for employees exposed to caught-in hazards from a conveying auger while cleaning grain bins at or near 35963 Highway 12 in Ipswich, South Dakota.

Issued

Sep 29, 2014

Abate by

Oct 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(g)(1)(iii): The atmosphere within a bin, silo, or tank in the grain handling facility was not tested for oxygen content prior to employee entry:     (a)  On or about June 20, 2014, for employees exposed to atmospheric hazards while cleaning grain bins at or near 35963 Highway 12 in Ipswich, South Dakota.