OSHA Inspection: DEERFIELD FARMS SERVICE INC

Issued

2014-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2380.00 · Current $1666.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(d):  The employer did not develop and implement an emergency action plan meeting the requirements contained in 1910.38(a):      Refer to 29 CFR 1910.38(d) which requires an alarm system in compliance with �1910.165:       No alarm system was installed to allow notice to all employees in all buildings on the site of an emergency.

Issued

2014-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1785.00 · Current $1250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i):  Unguarded projecting shaft end(s) did not present a smooth edge and end and projected more than one half the diameter of the shaft:      There was a vertical projecting shaft on the top of the Bridgeport drill press.

Issued

2014-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1785.00 · Current $1250.00 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:      In the elevator storage shed, there was an exterior lamp which was wired into the shed wiring through a connection to nonmetallic sheathed cable (NMSC).  The splice, which was wrapped with tape, was not contained in an electrical box.

Issued

2014-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-12-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1):  A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:      Respirators are required when employees enter grain bins to clean out residual grain; no written program was developed.

Issued

2014-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-12-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1):  The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employees ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:      Respirators are required when employees enter grain bins to clean out residual grain; no medical evaluations were done.

Issued

2014-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-12-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employees using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator pass an  appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT) as stated in 29 CFR 1910(f):      Respirators are required when employees enter grain bins to clean out residual grain; no fit testing was done.

Issued

2014-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-12-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1):  The employer did not ensure that each employee can demonstrate knowledge of at least 29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1)(i) through(vii):      Respirators are required when employees enter grain bins to clean out residual grain; no respirator training was done.