OSHA Inspection: KIRKLAND SEED INC

Issued

Aug 21, 2015

Abate by

Sep 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $880 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(a)(2):   Every ladderway floor opening or platform shall be guarded by a standard railing with standard toeboard on all exposed sides (except at entrance to opening), with the passage through the railing either provided with a swinging gate or so offset that a person cannot walk directly into the opening.(A)  Every ladderway floor opening or platform was not guarded as required.        On or about  March 9, 2015, the employer failed to ensure that open sided floors were guarded exposing employees to fall hazards of greater than four feet in the following location:         a)   Interior south side of warehouse open sided floors approximately 72 1/2 inches.         b)   Exterior work platform south side of warehouse adjacent to the crack leg, approximately 96 inches from ground level.        c)    Exterior work platform located above the warehouse. The platforms served as the work platform for employees changing belts on the crack leg elevators.

Issued

Aug 21, 2015

Abate by

Sep 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $880 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii): Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), was dispensed into containers unless the nozzle and container are electrically interconnected.     On or about  March 9, 2015, the employer failed to ensure that a fuel pod used by employees to fuel vehicles and equipment was grounded or bonded to prevent ignition by static discharge, exposing employees to burn hazards.          a)   A fuel pod one containing Gasoline was being used inside of the warehouse without any visible means of grounding or bonding.        b)    A fuel pod containing Gasoline fuel was stored near the south side of the office building (118 inches from the office section of the building) without any visible means of grounding or bonding.

Issued

Aug 21, 2015

Abate by

Sep 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $880 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1):   The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.(A)  The employer did not ensure that each affected employee(s) used appropriate eye and/or face protection as required.    On or about March 9, 2015, the employer failed to provide Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) i.e. eye protection and splash protection to employees working with hazardous chemicals and physical hazards, exposing employees to exposure injuries and physical injury.        a)    The employer did not provide face and eye protection for employees who were working with hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to Storicide II (liquid insecticide), exposing employees to chemical exposure injuries.        b)    The employer failed to provide eye protection to employees working around loose grain and seed products both in the warehouse and outside of the warehouse, exposing employees to eye injuries.

Issued

Aug 21, 2015

Abate by

Sep 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $880 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): At this establishment, the employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated to operate the powered industrial truck as required by this paragraph (l). The certification shall include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation.    On or about 9 March 2015, the employer failed to ensure that employees operating Powered Industrial Trucks throughout the facility and the adjacent grounds were certified to operate such vehicles on the worksite, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Aug 21, 2015

Abate by

Sep 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,540 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    On or about  March 9, 2015, the employer failed to ensure that the augers used by employees in the yard of the facility were guarded against accidental contact by employees (All of the augers in the facility lacked guarding), one employee was injured.

Issued

Aug 21, 2015

Abate by

Sep 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $880 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i): All exposed part(s) of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform were not protected by stationary casing(s) enclosing shafting completely or by trough(s) enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting:    On or about 9 March 2015, the employer failed to ensure that horizontal shafting outside of the warehouse had a barrier or guarding to prevent accidental contact by employees, exposing employees to caught between hazards.

Issued

Aug 21, 2015

Abate by

Sep 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.  On or about 9 March 2015, the employer failed to ensure that a pulley system adjacent to the crack leg device had barriers or guards in place to prevent accidental contact by employees, exposing employees to caught between hazards.

Issued

Aug 21, 2015

Abate by

Sep 10, 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:  On or about 9 March 2015, the employer failed to ensure that an inclined belt adjacent to the crack leg device had barriers or guards in place to prevent accidental contact by employees, exposing employees to caught between hazards.

Issued

Aug 21, 2015

Abate by

Sep 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $880 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:    On or about 9 March 2015, the employer failed to ensure that service feeders used to power equipment both inside and outside of the facility were properly marked as to indicate its purpose and voltage, exposing employees to electrical shock hazards.