OSHA Inspection: WOODSHED RENEWABLES, LLC

Issued

Sep 20, 2016

Abate by

Oct 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,988 · Current $4,988

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:  OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE  29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4): When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146:    (a)    On or about April 30, 2016 for an employee who suffered fatal injuries from a flying Dutchman silo agitator in a wood fiber silo at or near 116 Industrial Drive in Finley, North Dakota.

Issued

Sep 20, 2016

Abate by

Oct 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,563 · Current $3,563

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:  (a)    On or about April 30, 2016 and at times prior for employees exposed to amputation hazards while working near the fiber walking machine at or near 116 Industrial Drive in Finley, North Dakota.