OSHA Inspection: H & W, INC.

Issued

Feb 23, 2015

Abate by

Mar 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 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:    The employer is failing to protect employees from fall hazards of 20 feet in that; a section of cat walk along the outside bucket elevator leg was did not have a mid rail.    Abatement certification is required for this violation.  The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with citation.

Issued

Feb 23, 2015

Abate by

Apr 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 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):    The employer is failing to protect employees from entanglement hazards in that; the pulleys on the screw augers located between the grain storage bins were not guarded.    Abatement certification is required for this violation.  The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with citation.

Issued

Feb 23, 2015

Abate by

Apr 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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):    The employer is failing to protect employees from entanglement hazards in that; the drive belts on the screw augers located between the grain storage bins were not guarded.    Abatement certification is required for this violation.  The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with citation.

Issued

Feb 23, 2015

Abate by

Aug 31, 2015

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 safety:    The employer is failing to protect employees entering grain bins to clean out old grain from hazards associated with bin entry in that; training is not provided to employees on hazardous atmospheres, combustible dust, entanglement in equipment, and engulfment in grain.        Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this violation.  The documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable measurements or monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be helpful.  The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citations.

Issued

Feb 23, 2015

Abate by

Aug 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 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:    The employer is failing to ensure that are employees protected from hazardous atmospheres in that; permits are not issued before employees enter grain bins to clean out old grain.    Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this violation.  The documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable measurements or monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be helpful.  The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citations.

Issued

Feb 23, 2015

Abate by

Aug 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 the presence of combustible gases, vapors, and toxic agents , nor was the oxygen content tested prior to employee entry:    The employer is failing to protect employees entering grain storage bins from hazardous atmospheres in that; the atmosphere is not being tested to ensure that the oxygen content is not less than 19.5%, and that there is not a hazardous presence of combustible gases, vapors and other toxic agents.    Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this violation.  The documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable measurements or monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be helpful.  The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citations.

Issued

Feb 23, 2015

Abate by

Aug 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:    The employer is failing to provided employees with the information contained in Appendix D explaining the use an limitations of the N95 respirators that were issued for voluntary use.    Abatement certification is required for this violation.  The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with citation.

Issued

Feb 23, 2015

Abate by

Mar 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(10): The employer did not ensure that workplace labels or other forms of warnings were legible.  The employer is failing to ensure that labels on chemical storage containers are legible in that; the warning label on a tote of herbicide stored in the grain elevator yard was worn and no longer legible.  Abatement certification is required for this violation.  The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with citation.