OSHA Inspection: SAUNDERS COMPANIES, INC.

Issued

2016-07-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1365.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition.    a) On or about 5/4/2016, Weigh Bin Area:  An air line and broken insulation was on the landing area at the top of the stairs leading to the silo area.       Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

2016-07-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $3185.00 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: 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:    a) On or about 5/4/2016, Aggregate building:  A platform around the aggregate bins had areas that were lacking midrails and top rails.  Employees exposed to falls of ten feet.        b) On or about 5/4/2016, Aggregate building:  An inclined walkway leading to the silo area was lacking a midrail and top rail on one side.  Employees exposed to falls of up to eighteen feet.       c) On or about 5/4/2016, Lower cat house area:  An access platform to the lower cat house was lacking a guardrail system.  Employees exposed to falls of ten feet.    d) On or about 5/4/2016, Aggregate building:  Platforms at the top of the aggregate bins were not provided with guardrail systems.   Employees were exposed to falls of up to seventeen feet.     Abatement documentation is required for this item.

Issued

2016-07-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.24(h): Standard railings were not provided on the open sides of all exposed stairways and stair platforms:    a) On or about 5/4/2016, Weigh Bin Area:  Stairs from a platform leading to the cement silo bin were not provided with a stair rail on all open sides.      Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

2016-07-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2275.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces:    a) On or about 5/4/2016, Throughout the facility:  The employer had not assessed the workplace to determine what spaces were permit required confined spaces.    Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

2016-07-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces:  a) On or about 5/4/2016, Throughout the facility:  The employer had not posted signs or labeled confined spaces such as, but not limited to the aggregate bins as being permit required confined spaces.   Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

2016-07-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1): The employer did not provide training so that all employees whose work was regulated by 29 CFR 1910.146 (permit required confined spaces) acquired the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under 29 CFR 1910.146:  a) On or about 5/4/2016, Throughout the facility:  Employees that had to work in and around permit required confined spaces were not provided with training regarding the recognition and avoidance of the hazards associated with such spaces.    Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

2016-07-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1820.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):    a) On or about 5/4/2016, Cement silo:  A 9.5 inch diameter pulley was not guarded.    Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

2016-07-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3): Vertical and inclined belts were not enclosed by a guard conforming to the standards in paragraphs specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):  a) On or about 5/4/2016, Cement silo:  Two semi V belts were not guarded.  Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

2016-07-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1365.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1): Electrical equipment was not free from recognized hazards that were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:    a) On or about 5/4/2016, Lower Cat House Area:  An electrical conduit was damaged and pulled away from an electrical box, exposing individual conductors.    Abatement certification is required for this item.