OSHA Inspection: SHARP BROTHERS SEED COMPANY

Issued

2015-02-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2975.00 · Current $2083.00 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:  Employees engaged in seed handling activities at the Big Mixer in the V building were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 6 feet to the belt conveyor below in that guard railing was not provided.

Issued

2015-02-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1785.00 · Current $1250.00 Reduced

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:  Employees engaged in seed processing activities throughout the facility voluntarily using N95 respirators were exposed to respiratory hazards in that the information contained in Appendix D was not provided.

Issued

2015-02-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2380.00 · Current $1666.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6): The employer did not ensure that all nameplates and markings were in place:  Employees engaged in material handling activities in the TW Warehouse using the Toyota forklift were exposed to struck-by hazards in that the mast twist control lever was not marked with its purpose.