OSHA Inspection: OPTIMUM AG. LLC

Issued

2015-05-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $3500.00 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:Note:  Toeboards are only required when persons can pass, there is moving equipment or there is equipment with which falling materials could create a hazard.    Employees are exposed to fall hazards when they access the fixed ladder to access the portable dryer unit to service bearings at a height greater than 4 feet from the ground below without using fall protection.

Issued

2015-05-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.27(d)(2)(i): Where a man had to step a distance greater than 12 inches from the centerline of the rung of a ladder to the nearest edge of structure or equipment, a landing platform was not provided:     Employees are exposed to fall hazards when they access the fixed ladder of the GSI Portable Dryer Unit to a height greater than 16 feet from the ground below without a landing platform for safe access for employees to perform maintenance of the portable dryer unit.

Issued

2015-05-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $3500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(g)(1)(ii): Prior to entry, all mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment which presented a danger to employees inside grain storage structures in the grain handling facility were not disconnected, locked out and tagged, blocked-off.    Employees are exposed to caught-in hazards when entering the grain bins to level the rice for proper air flow. The auger is not de-energized prior to employees entry into the grain bin.