DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL ·
OSHA Inspection: BIG CREEK, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of BIG CREEK, INC. in 2654 US HWY 90 E, DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL 32433 (NAICS 811310). OSHA activity number 340043819.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BIG CREEK, INC.
- Site address
- 2654 US HWY 90 E
- City
- DEFUNIAK SPRINGS
- State
- FL
- ZIP
- 32433
- Mailing
- 225 STATE HWY 103 S, SLOCOMB, AL 36375
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 811310
- Employees
- 10
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.252 A02 III B
- Issued
- Mar 31, 2015
- Abate by
- Apr 24, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $3,850 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(iii)(B): The employer did not ensure that assigned fire watchers had fire extinguisher equipment readily available and were trained in its use: a. On or about October 27, 2014, during hot work operations in Feed Processing Bin #315 auger assembly, the employer did not ensure the fire watch was trained while another employee was welding in and around combustible materials, exposing employees to fire hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3850
- · Z (S) $7000
1910.252 A02 VI C
- Issued
- Mar 31, 2015
- Abate by
- Apr 24, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $3,850 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(vi)(C): Cutting or welding was permitted in the presence of explosive atmospheres (mixture of flammable gases, vapors, liquids, or dusts with air), or explosive atmospheres that could develop inside uncleaned or improperly prepared tanks or equipment which had previously contained such materials, or that could develop in areas with an accumulation of combustible dusts: a. On or about October, 27, 2014, during hot work operations in Feed Processing Bin #315 auger assembly, the employer did not ensure in and around the area where hot work was to be performed was properly cleaned of mixtures of flammable gases, vapors, liquids, or dusts with air or explosive atmospheres before permitting hot work to commence, exposing employees to fire hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3850
- · Z (S) $7000
1910.134 C
- Issued
- Mar 31, 2015
- Abate by
- May 15, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use: a. On or about October 27, 2014, the employer did not have a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use, employees were required to wear 3M 7502 respirators with magneta filters, the employees were not fit tested, medically approved, nor trained in the use of the respirators, , exposing employees to hazards of improper use of a respirator.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 340043819.
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