OSHA Inspection: ROACH FEED & SEED, INC.

Issued

Apr 22, 2016

Abate by

May 4, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system.  Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system:    (a) Employees exposed to falls from more than 6 feet were not protected by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.

Issued

Apr 22, 2016

Abate by

May 4, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(7): Ladder(s) that were unsecured or not provided with slip-resistant feet were used on slippery surfaces:    (a) On or about December 10, 2015 employees were exposed to falls from a ladder being placed on the metal flatbed of a truck.  The ladder did not contain slip-resistant feet and the ladder was not secured.

Issued

Apr 22, 2016

Abate by

May 4, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(8): Ladders placed in a location where they could be displaced by workplace activities or traffic, such as in passageways, doorways, or driveways, were not secured to prevent accidental displacement, nor was a barricade used to keep the activities or traffic away from the ladder:  (a) On or about December 10, 2015 employees were exposed to falls from a unsecured ladder being placed in a location where it could be displaced.

Issued

Apr 22, 2016

Abate by

May 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1): On every building or other structure, or part thereof, used for mercantile, business, industrial or storage purposes, the loads approved by the building official were not marked on plates of approved design and securely affixed in a conspicuous place in each space to which they relate:    (a) Warehouse employees working in the Quonset were exposed to crushed-by hazards from overhead storage areas not being marked with a load rating on plates of approved design and securely affixed in a conspicuous place in each storage space to which they relate.

Issued

Apr 22, 2016

Abate by

May 4, 2016

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.4(a): The employer did not record each work-related fatality, injury or illness case that resulted in the general recording criteria on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent:   (a) The employer does not keep OSHA 300 logs or equivalent for work related fatalities, injuries or illnesses;     (b) The employer did not record a work-related fatality on the OSHA 300 form or equivalent.

Issued

Apr 22, 2016

Abate by

May 4, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1): Within eight (8) hours after the death of any employee as a result of a work-related incident, the employer did not report the fatality to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor:    (a) Within eight hours after a fatality of an employee occurred as a result of a work-related incident, the employer failed to report the fatality to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).