OSHA Inspection: SHAWNEE MILLING COMPANY

Issued

Jul 29, 2016

Abate by

Aug 1, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,500 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0640

General-duty citation text

WITHDRAWN    29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(iv): The written program did not include procedures for the proper use of respirators in routine and reasonably foreseeable emergency situations:           The written respiratory protection program does not include procedures describing the proper use of respirators in reasonably foreseeable emergency situations in the milling department.           Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps the employer is taking to ensure the respiratory protection program has adequate site specific procedures describing proper use of respiratory protection devices in emergency situations and employee training on the procedures.

Issued

Jul 29, 2016

Abate by

Aug 1, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,500 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0640

General-duty citation text

WITHDRAWN    29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(i): Selection of appropriate respirators was not based on the respiratory hazard(s) to which the worker was exposed and user factors that affect respirator performance and reliability:           The employer does not ensure appropriate respiratory protection is worn by employees who unload/load chlorine cylinders to piping in the chlorine room of building 8.              Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps the employer is taking to ensure appropriate respiratory protection is provided to employees for use when they unload/load chlorine cylinders to piping in the chlorine room of building 8.

Issued

Jul 29, 2016

Abate by

Aug 1, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0640

General-duty citation text

WITHDRAWN    29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:        The employer does not have a reasonable estimate of employee exposure to chlorine when employees unload/load chlorine cylinders to piping in the chlorine room of building 8.            Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps the employer is taking to ensure a reasonable estimate of employee exposure to chlorine is made when employees unload/load chlorine cylinders to piping in the chlorine room of building 8.

Issued

Jul 29, 2016

Abate by

Aug 1, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,500 · Current $8,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4): The employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, and did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146:         The employer's written permit space entry program lacks information in the following areas:         a.  The program and entry permit do not include a requirement to identify and evaluate all hazards before employees enter permit spaces.       b.  The program and entry permit do not specify acceptable entry conditions related to issues such as, hazardous atmospheres, heat, and internal space configurations that could trap an entrant.       c.  The program and entry permit do not specify the means of communication between the entrant and the attendant for safe entry of permit spaces.       d.  The program and entry permit do not have isolation procedures for combustible dust hazards and lockout tagout procedures do not include steps for release and verification of stored air pressure in dust collector air tanks.        e.  The program does not define when entry of a permit space occurs to ensure no part of an employees body breaks the plane of the permit space until acceptable entry conditions exist.       f.  The program does not limit the use of the alternate procedures at 1910.146(c)(5) to only those permit spaces where the only hazard is an actual or potential hazardous atmosphere.        Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps the employer is taking to ensure the permit required confined space program complies with 29 CFR 1910.146, that the program is implemented in the workplace, and that employees are trained on the program.

Issued

Jul 29, 2016

Abate by

Aug 1, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

WITHDRAWN    29 CFR 1910.146(c)(7)(i): A space classified by the employer as a permit-required confined space was reclassified as a non-permit confined space when the permit space posed actual or potential atmospheric hazards:       The employer reclassifies permit spaces including but not limited to dust collector spaces, containing a potential combustible dust, which have internal configurations affecting an employee's ability to self-rescue.         Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps the employer is taking to ensure reclassification is limited to permit spaces posing no actual or potential atmospheric hazards and all hazards in the space are eliminated without entry into the space.

Issued

Jul 29, 2016

Abate by

Aug 1, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(l)(1): Employers did not consult with affected employees and their authorized representatives on the development and implementation of all aspects of the permit space program required by paragraph (c) of this section:        The employer does not consult with employees who enter permit spaces such as but not limited to dust collectors, on the development and implementation of the employers permit required confined space program.         Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps the employer is taking to ensure the employer consults with affected employees and their authorized representatives on the development and implementation of all aspects of the permit space program.

Issued

Jul 29, 2016

Abate by

Aug 1, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,900 · Current $12,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:       The employer does not ensure an emergency eyewash and shower is provided within the work area for immediate emergency use for employees who worked with corrosive materials including but not limited to chlorine, ammonium hydroxide, bleach and vinegar solution in the chlorine room of building 8.      Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps the employer is taking to ensure an emergency eyewash and shower is provided within the work area for immediate emergency use for employees who work with corrosive materials in the chlorine room of building 8.

Issued

Jul 29, 2016

Abate by

Aug 1, 2018

Penalty

Initial $38,500 · Current $12,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):  One or more methods of machine guarding were 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:      The employer does not ensure equipment is provided with guards to protect employees from coming into contact with moving parts.      ITEMS A & B ARE WITHDRAWN     a) The 1st floor packing department, there are in-going nip points on the bottom side of the Bartell conveyor where employees use portable stairs in close proximity to the conveyor.           b) The 1st floor packing department, the Bemis V-belt line 1 packer does not have guards on ingoing nip points.      c) The 1st floor packing department, the F and F Packer, does not have guards on the in-going nip points of the three pulley and belt conveyor system.    Shawnee Milling Company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 314928623, citation number 1, item number 18, and was affirmed as a final order on September 4, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at 201 S. Broadway, Shawnee, OK 74801.      Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, within (10) calendar days of the date of this citation, the employer must submit documentation describing the steps that is taking to ensure all ingoing nip point are properly guarded.

Issued

Jul 29, 2016

Abate by

Aug 1, 2018

Penalty

Initial $38,500 · Current $12,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven (7) feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed:                                                                                                                                      The employer does not ensure sprocket wheels and chains below 7 feet are enclosed.  The 1st floor packing department, on the Bartell conveyor, a sprocket wheel and chain below seven feet is not properly enclosed.      Shawnee Milling Company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 314928623, citation number 1, item number 20, and was affirmed as a final order on September 4, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at 201 S. Broadway, Shawnee, OK 74801.      Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, within (10) calendar days of the date of this citation, the employer must submit documentation describing the steps that is taking to ensure the sprocket wheel and chain is properly guarded.

Issued

Jul 29, 2016

Abate by

Aug 1, 2018

Penalty

Initial $27,500 · Current $7,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0640

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):         The employer's emergency action plan fails to document procedures for appropriate exit route assignments taking into consideration wind direction and safe refuge locations for a chlorine emergency at building 6 and building 8.        Shawnee Milling Company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 29 CFR 1910.272(d) which was contained in OSHA inspection Number 314928623, citation number 1, item number 21, and was affirmed as a final order on September 4, 2012 with respect to a workplace located at 201 S. Broadway, Shawnee, OK 74801.     Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps the employer is taking to ensure the emergency action plan has appropriate exit route assignments taking into consideration wind direction and safe refuge locations for a chlorine release at building 6 and building 8.

Issued

Jul 29, 2016

Abate by

Aug 1, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

WITHDRAWN

Issued

Jul 29, 2016

Abate by

Aug 1, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0640

General-duty citation text

WITHDRAWN    29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(v): The written program did not include procedures and schedules for cleaning, disinfecting, storing, inspecting, repairing, discarding, and otherwise maintaining respirators:       The written respiratory protection program lacks sufficient instructions to ensure escape-only respirators are inspected before each potential use.       Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps the employer is taking to ensure the respiratory protection program has adequate inspection procedures for escape-only respirators.