OSHA Inspection: CPE FEEDS, INC.

Issued

Nov 28, 2016

Abate by

Jan 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,850 · Current $0 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.    Employees were working and/or walking in the production areas that were not kept clean and exposed to health and fire hazards.

Issued

Nov 28, 2016

Abate by

Jan 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,563 · Current $1,782 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1)(ii): 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 where there is moving machinery:    Employees were exposed to unprotected falls of greater than four feet when engaged in unclogging the cotton pit and pipes.

Issued

Nov 28, 2016

Abate by

Jan 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,563 · Current $1,782 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(2): Runways four feet or more above floor or ground level were not guarded by standard railings (or the equivalent) and toeboards:    Employees accessing the runway between the cotton seed silo and the main plant were exposed to unprotected falls of greater than four feet while unclogging the cotton seed pit and pipes.

Issued

Nov 28, 2016

Abate by

Jan 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,850 · Current $1,425 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.24(h): Handrails were not provided on at least one side of closed stairways preferably on the right side descending:    Employees accessing and egressing the area below the cottonseed pit were exposed to slip and fall hazards while using a stairway that did not have hand rails.

Issued

Nov 28, 2016

Abate by

Jan 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,563 · Current $1,782 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4): Portable fire extinguishers were not kept in their designated places at all times except during use:    The employer did not ensure fire extinguishers were kept in designated places of the main plant and exposed employees to fire hazards in the event of an emergency.

Issued

Nov 28, 2016

Abate by

Jan 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $4,988 · Current $2,494 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:    In the main plant employees working around the extruder, press, and screener with an unguarded auger were exposed to caught-by and amputation hazards.

Issued

Nov 28, 2016

Abate by

Jan 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $4,276 · Current $2,138 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:    In the main plant employees operating the cotton seed extractor having an unguarded rotating shaft on the generator were exposed to caught-in hazards.

Issued

Nov 28, 2016

Abate by

Jan 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $4,988 · Current $2,494 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:    In the main plant and pelleting room employees operating the cotton seed extruder and pelleting line with exposed sprockets and chains were exposed to amputations and caught-in hazards.

Issued

Nov 28, 2016

Abate by

Jan 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $4,988 · Current $2,494 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:    In the main plant, employees engaged in processing work while working in areas having energized wires sticking out of holes in the walls were exposed to electrical shock hazards.

Issued

Nov 28, 2016

Abate by

Jan 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $4,988 · Current $4,988

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:    Employees engaged in work activities were exposed to electrical shock hazards when utilizing outlet boxes located on the east wall of the maintenance building that did not have a cover.

Issued

Nov 28, 2016

Abate by

Jan 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,563 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(c)(4): Faceplates for flush-mounted snap switches. Snap switches mounted in boxes did not have faceplates installed so as to completely cover the opening and seat against the finished surface:    The employer did not ensure electrical switches located beneath the circuit boxes had a faceplate and exposed employees working in the maintenance building to electrical shock hazards.

Issued

Nov 28, 2016

Abate by

Jan 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $4,988 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:    The employer did not ensure the office area located east of a storage building used a flexible extension cord as fixed wiring and exposed employees to electrical shock hazards.

Issued

Nov 28, 2016

Abate by

Jan 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,563 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(C): Flexible cords and cables were used where run through doorways, windows, or similar openings.    The employer did not ensure flexible electrical cords were run through doors and windows of the storage building and exposed employees to electrical shock hazards.

Issued

Nov 28, 2016

Abate by

Jan 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $4,988 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(D): Flexible cords and cables where used were attached to building surfaces:    The employer did not ensure flexible electrical cords in the main plant along the west wall were not attached to the wall and exposed employees to electrical shock hazards.

Issued

Nov 28, 2016

Abate by

Jan 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $4,988 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords and cables were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief was provided that would prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:    The employer did not ensure flexible electrical cords had strain relief and exposed employees to electrical shock hazards.     a. Northwest corner of the maintenance building    b. South wall of the pelleting room.

Issued

Nov 28, 2016

Abate by

Dec 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:  The employer did not ensure an effective hearing conservation program was utilized when noise levels exceeded an 8-hour time-weighted-average of 85 decibels while employees working in and around the main plant were exposed to noise hazards.