OSHA Inspection: 3 B FARMS

Issued

Sep 11, 2015

Abate by

Nov 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 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).    On or about April 13, 2015 the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from falling by while working in excess of four feet, exposing employees to fall hazards in the following instances:    1) On a platform in the grain silo storage area    2) On a platform in the grain dryer area

Issued

Sep 11, 2015

Abate by

Nov 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 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):(a).    On or about April 13, 2015 the employer did not ensure that pulleys were guarded so as to protect employees from working near them exposing employees to caught-in hazards in the following instances:    1) On a motor in the main elevator receiving area    2) On a corn crusher in the main elevator receiving area

Issued

Sep 11, 2015

Abate by

Nov 2, 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).     On or about April 13, 2015 the employer did not ensure that a belt was guarded in the main elevator receiving area exposing employees to caught-in hazards.

Issued

Sep 11, 2015

Abate by

Nov 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced

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).    On or about April 13, 2015 the employer did not ensure that an emergency action plan was in use, in writing, and available to employees at the workplace exposing employees to emergency hazards.

Issued

Sep 11, 2015

Abate by

Nov 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(e)(1): The employer did not provide training to employees at least annually and when changes in job assignments would expose them to new hazards in the grain handling facilities.    On or about April 13, 2015 the employer did not ensure that employees were trained on the specific hazards that occur in grain elevator operations exposing employees to grain elevator related hazards throughout the facility.

Issued

Sep 11, 2015

Abate by

Nov 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure.    On or about April 13, 2015 the employer did not ensure that flexible electric cables were not used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure exposing employees to electrical hazards in the following instances:    1) A flexible cable was used in the elevator control room supplying electrical current to a overhead light fixture    2) A flexible cable was used in the elevator receiving area supplying electrical current to a overhead light fixture

Issued

Sep 11, 2015

Abate by

Nov 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 areas.     On or about April 13, 2015 the employer did not develop and implement a written housekeeping program exposing employees to grain elevator related hazards throughout the facility.

Issued

Sep 11, 2015

Abate by

Nov 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii): (a).    On or about April 13, 2015 the employer did not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program exposing employees to chemical hazards throughout the elevator.