OSHA Inspection: O'NEAL'S FEEDER SUPPLY

Issued

Sep 18, 2015

Abate by

Oct 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,470 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard:    On or about 6/10/2015, in the bagging areas, the employer allowed employees to work near above ground PVC pipe which transports compressed air and was not encased in shatter resistant material.

Issued

Sep 18, 2015

Abate by

Oct 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,450 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:    On or about 6/10/2015, on the second floor of the mill, the employer allowed employees to walk on beams in order to reach process equipment at an elevation over four feet above the lower level and did not provide railings or any other form of guarding to prevent a fall.    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.

Issued

Sep 18, 2015

Abate by

Oct 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): 29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1):  A continuing, effective Hearing Conservation program as  described in 29 CFR 1910.95(c) through (n) was not instituted when employee noise exposures equaled   or exceeded an 8-hour Time-Weighted Average sound level (TWA) of 85 decibels (dBA):     The employer does not institute a continuing, effective Hearing Conservation program as  described in 29 CFR 1910.95(c) through (n) when employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) of eighty-five (85) dBA, or equivalent dose of fifty percent. This violation occurred on or about 8/26/2015 when employees were exposed to sound levels above eighty-five (85) dBA while working in the area outside of the control room on the second floor of the mill.

Issued

Sep 18, 2015

Abate by

Oct 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,470 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:    On or about 6/10/2015, in the bagging areas, the employer allowed employees to use compressed air hoses with a pressure that exceeded 30 p.s.i. in order to clean off bagging equipment.

Issued

Sep 18, 2015

Abate by

Oct 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,470 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    On or about 6/10/2015, at the Feed Mill in DeRidder, the employer allowed employees to handle mold inhibitor, bulk antibiotics, and propane and did not develop, implement, and maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program.

Issued

Sep 18, 2015

Abate by

Oct 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(c)(1)(i): Toilet facilities were not provided in accordance with TABLE J-1 of this Section:  On or about 6/10/2015, at the Feed Mill in DeRidder, the employer allowed more than 15 employees to work in a facility with only one water closet.