OSHA Inspection: RICHARDSON MILLING INC.

Issued

2015-02-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $7000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition.    On or about October 20, 2014 the employer did not ensure that areas where employees worked did not have buildups of combustible flour dust exposing employees to fire and explosion hazards.

Issued

2015-02-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): Floor(s) of workroom(s) were not maintained in a clean and, so far as possible, a dry condition.    On or about October 20, 2014 the employer did not ensure that floors in the packaging and milling parts of the facility did not have accumulations of combustible dust exposing employees to fire and explosion hazards.

Issued

2015-02-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $5600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards.    On or about October 20, 2014 the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from falling to a lower level while working in the cleaning house of the mill.

Issued

2015-02-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $5600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(1): Any power-operated industrial truck not in safe operating condition was not taken out of service, and/or repairs were not made by authorized personnel.    On or about October 20, 2014 the employer did not ensure that a powered industrial truck in the packaging area was removed from service when it was not in a safe operating condition exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

2015-02-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $3250.00 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).    On or about October 20, 2014 the employer did not ensure that a pulley was guarded in the middle of the steel tank storage area exposing employees to caught-in and pinch-point hazards.

Issued

2015-02-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i): Vertical or inclined belt(s) were not enclosed by guard(s) conforming to the requirements specified at 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o)(a).  On or about October 20, 2014 the employer did not ensure that a vertical belt was guarded in the middle of the steel tank storage area exposing employees to caught-in and pinch-point hazards.

Issued

2015-02-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $2400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(ii): Assigned storage spaces for cylinders was not located away from elevators, stairs, or gangways where cylinders could not be knocked over or damaged by passing or falling objects, or subject to tampering by unauthorized persons.    On or about October 20, 2014 the employer did not ensure that compressed gas tanks were secured in the maintenance shop exposing employees to struck-by and explosion hazards.

Issued

2015-02-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6000.00 · Current $4200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment.    On or about October 20, 2014 the employer did not ensure that electrical equipment was effectively closed in the south warehouse exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

2015-02-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $2800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(iii): Internal parts of electrical equipment, including busbars, wiring terminals, insulators, and other surfaces, were contaminated by foreign materials such as paint, plaster, cleaners, abrasives, or corrosive residues.    On or about October 20, 2014 the employer did not ensure that electrical equipment was free from the build-up of dust in the control room for the flour mill and cleaning house exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

2015-02-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $2800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii): Flexible cords were not used only in continuous lengths without splice or tap.    On or about October 20, 2014 the employer did no ensure that a flexible cable in the maintenance shop was used without splices exposing employees to electrical hazards.