OSHA Inspection: SUIZA DAIRY GROUP, LLC DBA PET O'FALLON, LLC

Issued

2017-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3802.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(b)(1): Aisles and passageways were not kept clear and in good repair, with no obstruction across or in aisles that could create a hazard.    Instance A:    The employer did not keep aisles and passageways clear of rain water between the new and older section of the warehouse from a roof leak exposing employees to slip hazards during the operation of forklifts, and while employees walk through the location.     Instance B:    The employer did not keep aisles and passageways clear of spilled milk in the new section of the warehouse exposing employees to slip hazards during the operation of forklifts, and while employees walk through the location.

Issued

2017-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6339.00 · Current $4120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(ii): The employer did not document that equipment complies with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices:    The employer did not document that the equipment complied with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices when employees were exposed to possible exposures to anhydrous ammonia due to deteriorated seals on a garage door on the west wall of the machinery room.

Issued

2017-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-05-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6339.00 · Current $5071.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1): The employer did not develop and implement written operating procedures that provided clear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each covered process consistent with the process safety information and addressing at least steps for each operating phase, safe operating limits, safety and health considerations, and safety systems and their functions as outlined by this paragraph:    The employer's operating procedures did not clearly instruct employees regarding the removal of oil from each of 3 drain pots on an ammonia refrigeration system:     -the procedures did not reference P&ID Valves, and did not instruct the direction to open/close valves,   -the procedures did not provide safe operating limits regarding the ventilation fans operational status, and how to indicate the presence of ammonia in the vent line,   -the procedures did not instruct what to do in the case of the release.   -the procedures did not indicate the locations of air flow to allow the operator to stand up-draft from the oil drain buckets, or if the location was operating in negative pressure.

Issued

2017-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6339.00 · Current $5071.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(ii): Inspection and testing procedures did not follow recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (note: this standard applies to pressure vessels and storage tanks; piping systems (including piping components and valves); relief and vent systems and devices; emergency shutdown systems; controls (including monitoring devices and sensors, alarms, and interlocks) and; pumps as referenced by sections (j)(1)-(j)(1)(vi) of this standard:      The employer's inspection and testing procedures for pipe inspections did not follow recognized and generally accepted good operating procedures.   The company utilized IIAR Minimum Safety Criteria for a Safe Ammonia Refrigeration System (Bulletin No. 9) and did not conduct annual inspection on the ammonia refrigeration system as required.

Issued

2017-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(iv): The employer did not document each inspection and test that had been performed on process equipment.  The documentation did not identify the date of the inspection or test, the name of the person who performed the inspection or test, the serial number or other identifier of the equipment on which the inspection or test was performed, a description of the inspection or test performed, and the results of the inspection or test:  The employer did not document inspections which had been performed on piping systems of the ammonia refrigeration system at the facility.

Issued

2017-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6338.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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.  Where the employer could not identify or reasonably estimate the employee exposure, the employer did not consider the atmosphere to be IDLH:    The employer did not conduct a reasonable estimate of employee exposure to respiratory hazards regarding the release of anhydrous ammonia in the refrigeration system mechanical room.  In the event of a release, an IDLH atmosphere would likely result and a suitable respirator was not provided nor selected.