OSHA Inspection: JARVIS-PARIS-MURPHY COMPANY, INC.

Issued

2016-04-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1224.00 · Current $734.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was 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:  At the dry fertilizer mixing building, the employer did not ensure that the chain conveyor to the fertilizer leg was guarded exposing employees to caught-in hazards.

Issued

2016-04-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $918.00 · Current $551.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i): All exposed part(s) of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform were not protected by stationary casing(s) enclosing shafting completely or by trough(s) enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting:  At the dry fertilizer mixing building, the employer did not ensure that the upper chain conveyor shaft was covered exposing employees to caught-in hazards.

Issued

2016-04-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1530.00 · Current $918.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:  In the chemical storage building, the employer did not ensure that the compressor circuit breaker panel blanks were covered exposing employees to electrical shock hazards.

Issued

2016-04-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:  At the chemical building, the employer did not ensure that the electrical outlet located near the air compressor was equipped with a cover exposing the employees to electrical shock hazards.

Issued

2016-04-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $306.00 · Current $184.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1): The employer did not provide standard railings or guards on stairways having four or more risers.  At the front of the feed and seed building, the employer did not ensure that the stairway employees used was equipped with a standard railing exposing employees to fall hazards.