CEDAR BLUFFS, NE —
OSHA Inspection: FARMERS UNION COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of FARMERS UNION COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION in 204 SO. PARK ST., CEDAR BLUFFS, NE 68015 (NAICS 424510). OSHA activity number 341107217.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- FARMERS UNION COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION
- Site address
- 204 SO. PARK ST.
- City
- CEDAR BLUFFS
- State
- NE
- ZIP
- 68015
- Mailing
- 204 SO. PARK ST., CEDAR BLUFFS, NE 68015
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 424510
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.146 D05 I
- Issued
- Mar 23, 2016
- Abate by
- May 9, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $1,700 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5)(i): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not evaluate permit space conditions when entry operations were conducted by testing conditions in the permit space to determine if entry is feasible. On or about December 8, 2015, atmospheric hazards in the boot pit accessed near the man-lift, were not determined before two employees entered the permit required confined space to clean up spilled grain.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000
- — Z (S) $1700
1910.146 D06
- Issued
- Mar 23, 2016
- Abate by
- May 9, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $1,700 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(6): The employer did not provide at least one attendant outside the permit space into which entry was authorized for the duration of entry operations. On or about December 8, 2015, an attendant was not provided during the entry of two (2) employees into the permit required concrete boot pit to clean spilled grain and unclog a leg.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000
- — Z (S) $1700
1910.146 E01
- Issued
- Mar 23, 2016
- Abate by
- May 9, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $1,700 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1): Before entry was authorized, the employer did not document the completion of measures required by 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3) by preparing an entry permit. On or about December 8, 2015, an entry permit was not completed for employee entry into the permit required confined space concrete boot pit. Two employees entered the boot pit to remove spilled grain and unclog a leg.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000
- — Z (S) $1700
1910.146 E06
- Issued
- Mar 23, 2016
- Abate by
- May 9, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $1,020 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(e)(6): The employer did not retain each canceled entry permit for at least one year to facilitate the review of the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(14). Canceled entry permits for employee entry into permit required confined spaces, such as boot pits, were not retained for at least one year. Entry permits were not available upon agency request.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000
- — Z (S) $1020
1910.272 M04
- Issued
- Mar 23, 2016
- Abate by
- May 9, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $1,700 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.272(m)(4): The employer did not implement procedures in the grain handling facility for the use of tags and locks which would prevent the inadvertent application of energy or motion to equipment being repaired, serviced, or adjusted, which could result in employee injury. Specific energy control procedures were not developed and implemented to control electrical energy, propane, and incoming grain for equipment including, but not limited to the continuous flow grain dryer.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000
- — Z (S) $1700
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 341107217.
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