OSHA Inspection: H & I GRAIN COMPANY

Issued

Apr 21, 2015

Abate by

Apr 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,850 · Current $3,850

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:   (a) On or about January 12, 2015, and at times prior to that date, for employees exposed to trip hazards while walking through a storage room to access the stairway for the upper elevator floors to perform work activities at the vicinity of East Elm Street, Arlington, South Dakota.

Issued

Apr 21, 2015

Abate by

Apr 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(a)(3)(i): Hinged floor opening covers of standard strength and construction were not permanently attached:   (a) On or about January 12, 2015, and at times prior to that date, for employees exposed to trip and fall hazards where the outside boot pit hatch cover was not secured at the vicinity of East Elm Street, Arlington, South Dakota.

Issued

Apr 21, 2015

Abate by

Apr 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(a)(8): Every floor hole into which persons can accidentally walk were not guarded:   (a) On or about January 12, 2015, and at times prior to that date, for employees exposed to trip hazards while performing work activities in the main elevator back room where grain bin chute floor holes where uncovered at the vicinity of East Elm Street, Arlington, South Dakota.

Issued

Apr 21, 2015

Abate by

Apr 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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):   (a) On or about January 12, 2015, and at times prior to that date, for employees exposed to an approximate 15-foot fall hazard while performing work activities next to an open-sided equipment lift shaft on the second main elevator floor at the vicinity of East Elm Street, Arlington, South Dakota.   (b) On or about January 12, 2015, and at times prior to that date, for employees exposed to an approximate 12-foot fall hazard while accessing the inside elevator boot pit ladder at the vicinity of East Elm Street, Arlington, South Dakota.      (c) On or about January 12, 2015, and at times prior to that date, for employees exposed to an approximate 15-foot fall hazard while accessing the Meridian bin chute door crank handle at the vicinity of East Elm Street, Arlington, South Dakota.

Issued

Apr 21, 2015

Abate by

May 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,850 · Current $3,850

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with work site specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:   (a) On or about January 12, 2015, and at times prior to that date, for employees exposed to potential respiratory hazards while donning an employer-required dust mask respirator at the vicinity of East Elm Street, Arlington, South Dakota.   Abatement Note:      A minimally acceptable respiratory protection program shall include all of the following requirements:      1.  Written standard operating procedures governing the selection and use of respirators shall be established.      2.  Only approved respirators shall be used.  Respirators shall be selected on the basis of hazards to which the worker is exposed.      3.  Respirators must be provided free-of-charge where respirators are needed to protect the health of the employees.      4.  Employers must provide (free-of-charge) a medical evaluation to determine    each employee's fitness to wear a respirator before initial use.      5.  Before initial respirator use, fit testing is required for all employees using negative or positive pressure tight-fitting respirators where such respirators are required by OSHA or where the employer requires the use of such a respirator.      6.  The user shall be instructed and trained in the proper use of respirators and their limitations.      7.  Surveillance of work area conditions and degree of employee exposure or stress shall be conducted.      8.  Employer must ensure the use of respirators where respirators are needed to protect the health of the employees.      9.  Respirators shall be regularly cleaned and disinfected to keep them in a sanitary condition.      10.  Respirators shall be stored in a clean and sanitary location to prevent damage and contamination.      11.  Respirators shall be inspected during cleaning and repaired when necessary.      12.  There shall be regular inspection and evaluation to determine the continued effectiveness of the program.      13.  Compressed breathing air must meet at least the requirements for Grade D breathing air.      14.  The employer must establish and retain medical evaluations and fit-testing records.

Issued

Apr 21, 2015

Abate by

May 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace, including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:   (a) On or about January 12, 2015, and at times prior to that date, for employees exposed to potential respiratory hazards with potential overexposure to grain dust while conducting grain elevator work activities at the vicinity of East Elm Street, Arlington, South Dakota.

Issued

Apr 21, 2015

Abate by

May 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,390 · Current $5,390

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4): When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146:   (a) On or about November 5, 2014, and at times prior to that date, for employees exposed to potential health and/or physical hazards where the main elevator boot pit was entered for cleaning and other maintenance activities at the vicinity of East Elm Street, Arlington, South Dakota.      (b) On or about November 5, 2014, and at times prior to that date, for employees exposed to potential health and/or physical hazards where the outside elevator boot pit was entered for cleaning and other maintenance activities at the vicinity of East Elm Street, Arlington, South Dakota.

Issued

Apr 21, 2015

Abate by

May 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,390 · Current $5,390

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(j)(1): The employer did not develop and implement a written housekeeping program that established the frequency and the method(s) determined best to reduce accumulations of fugitive grain dust on ledges, floors, equipment, and other exposed surfaces:   (a) On or about January 12, 2015, and at times prior to that date, for employees exposed to fire and/or explosion hazards while performing work activities in the main elevator where dust accumulations on ledges, equipment, and other exposed secondary surfaces were in excess of 3 inches in depth at the vicinity of East Elm Street, Arlington, South Dakota.

Issued

Apr 21, 2015

Abate by

May 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(j)(2)(ii): The employer did not immediately remove any fugitive grain dust accumulations whenever they exceeded 1/8-inch (.32 cm) at priority housekeeping areas, pursuant to the housekeeping program for grain elevators:   (a) On or about January 12, 2015, and at times prior to that date, for employees exposed to fire and/or explosion hazards while performing work activities in priority areas in the main elevator where dust accumulations on the floor of the main elevator were in excess of 24 inches in depth at the vicinity of East Elm Street, Arlington, South Dakota.      (b) On or about January 12, 2015, and at times prior to that date, for employees exposed to fire and/or explosion hazards while performing work activities in priority areas in the main elevator where dust accumulations on the floor in basement/boot pit were in excess of 10 inches in depth at the vicinity of East Elm Street, Arlington, South Dakota.      (c) On or about January 12, 2015, and at times prior to that date, for employees exposed to fire and/or explosion hazards while performing work activities in priority areas in the main elevator where dust accumulations on the floor edges were in excess of 1 inch in depth at the vicinity of East Elm Street, Arlington, South Dakota.

Issued

Apr 21, 2015

Abate by

May 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(j)(4): The housekeeping program at the grain handling facility did not address the procedures for removing grain and product spills from the work area:   (a) On or about January 12, 2015, and at times prior to that date, for employees exposed to health and/or other physical hazards while performing work activities on the distributor deck at the vicinity of East Elm Street, Arlington, South Dakota.      (b) On or about November 5, 2014, and at times prior to that date, for employees exposed to health and/or other physical hazards while performing work activities in the outside boot pit at the vicinity of East Elm Street, Arlington, South Dakota.

Issued

Apr 21, 2015

Abate by

May 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,390 · Current $5,390

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(m)(1): The employer did not implement preventive maintenance procedures consisting of the requirements of (m)(1)(i) through (m)(1)(ii):  (a) On or about January 12, 2015, and at times prior to that date, for employees exposed to fire and/or explosion hazards where the elevating leg required maintenance at the vicinity of East Elm Street, Arlington, South Dakota.

Issued

Apr 21, 2015

Abate by

May 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(m)(3): A certification record maintained of each inspection by the employer in the grain facility was not in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.272(1):   (a) On or about January 12, 2015, and at times prior to that date, where the employer failed to document preventative maintenance activities at the vicinity of East Elm Street, Arlington, South Dakota.

Issued

Apr 21, 2015

Abate by

May 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(q)(7): The employer did not provide daily visual inspections of the bucket elevator movement and tracking of the belt:      (a) On or about January 12, 2015, and at times prior to that date, for employees exposed to fire and/or explosion hazards where the elevating leg belt and buckets displayed abrasions from improper alignment at the vicinity of East Elm Street, Arlington, South Dakota.

Issued

Apr 21, 2015

Abate by

May 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,850 · Current $3,850

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(o)(1): The employer did not provide at least two means of emergency escape from galleries (bin decks) in the grain handling facility:   (a) On or about January 12, 2015, and at times prior to that date, for employees exposed to fire-related hazards while performing work activities on top of the exterior bins at the vicinity of East Elm Street, Arlington, South Dakota.

Issued

Apr 21, 2015

Abate by

Apr 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,390 · Current $5,390

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):   (a) On or about January 12, 2015, and at times prior to that date, for employees exposed to electrical shock and/or electrocution hazards where power switches were accessed while live electrical disconnect cabinets were missing coves in the power distribution building at the vicinity of East Elm Street, Arlington, South Dakota.

Issued

Apr 21, 2015

Abate by

Apr 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2): Pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers approved for the purpose:   (a) On or about January 12, 2015, and at times prior to that date, for employees exposed to electrical shock and/or electrocution hazards where an electrical outlet cover was missing above the desk in the scale house at the vicinity of East Elm Street, Arlington, South Dakota.      (b) On or about January 12, 2015, and at times prior to that date, for employees exposed to electrical shock and/or electrocution hazards where a broken light fixture has exposed live parts directly above the boot pit platform at the vicinity of East Elm Street, Arlington, South Dakota.

Issued

Apr 21, 2015

Abate by

Apr 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,390 · Current $5,390

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c)(2)(i): Equipment used in the hazardous (classified) location was not approved for the ignitable or combustible properties of the dust that was present:   (a) On or about November 5, 2014, and at times prior to that date, for employees exposed to fire and/or explosion hazards where a general service vacuum was operated in the main elevator at the vicinity of East Elm Street, Arlington, South Dakota.      (b) On or about November 5, 2014, and at times prior to that date, for employees exposed to fire and/or explosion hazards where a general service extension cord was used during cleaning activities in the main elevator at the vicinity of East Elm Street, Arlington, South Dakota.      (c) On or about November 5, 2014, and at times prior to that date, for employees exposed to fire and/or explosion hazards where a modified general service outlet box was used during cleaning activities in the main elevator at the vicinity of East Elm Street, Arlington, South Dakota.

Issued

Apr 21, 2015

Abate by

May 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1)(ii): Stairway(s) less than 44 inches wide having one side open, did not have at least one stair railing on the open side:   (a) On or about January 12, 2015, and at times prior to that date, for employees exposed to an approximate 8-foot fall hazard while utilizing the basement stairway in the main elevator at the vicinity of East Elm Street, Arlington, South Dakota.

Issued

Apr 21, 2015

Abate by

May 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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):   (a) On or about January 12, 2015, and at times prior to that date, for employees exposed to fire and/or explosion hazards while performing work activities in the main elevator at the vicinity of East Elm Street, Arlington, South Dakota.

Issued

Apr 21, 2015

Abate by

May 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(e)(1)(i): Current employees, and new employees prior to starting work in the grain handling facility, were not trained in the general safety precautions, including recognition and preventive measures for the hazards related to dust accumulation and common ignition sources such as smoking:   (a) On or about January 12, 2015, and at times prior to that date, for the employee performing scale house work activities at the vicinity of East Elm Street, Arlington, South Dakota.

Issued

Apr 21, 2015

Abate by

May 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(e)(1)(ii): Current employees, and new employees prior to starting work in the grain handling facility, were not trained in the specific procedures and safety practices applicable to their job tasks including but not limited to cleaning procedures for grinding equipment, clearing procedures for choked legs, housekeeping procedures, hot work procedures, preventive maintenance procedures and lock-out/tag-out procedures:      (a) On or about January 12, 2015, and at times prior to that date, for the employee performing grain handling work activities at the vicinity of East Elm Street, Arlington, South Dakota.