OSHA Inspection: INTERSTATE COMMODITIES, INC.

Issued

Oct 17, 2016

Abate by

Nov 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $11,224 · Current $11,224

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 July 6, 2016 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to health and/or physical hazards where the boot pit was entered for cleaning and other maintenance activities at 110 East Highway 18, Gregory, South Dakota.

Issued

Oct 17, 2016

Abate by

Nov 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4): The employer decided employee(s) 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 July 6, 2016 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to health and/or physical hazards where the boot pit was entered for cleaning and other maintenance activities at 110 East Highway 18, Gregory, South Dakota.

Issued

Oct 17, 2016

Abate by

Nov 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $11,224 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(g)(1)(i): The employer did not issue a permit for entering bins, silos or tanks in the grain handling facility before the employees entered the bins, silos, or tanks:    (a) On or about July 6, 2016 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to health and/or physical hazards where grain storage bins were entered for cleaning and other maintenance activities at 110 East Highway 18, Gregory, South Dakota.

Issued

Oct 17, 2016

Abate by

Nov 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(g)(1)(iii): The atmosphere within a bin, silo, or tank in the grain handling facility was not tested for the presence of combustible gases, vapors, and toxic agents prior to employee entry:      (a) On or about July 6, 2016 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to health and/or physical hazards where grain storage bins were entered for cleaning and other maintenance activities at 110 East Highway 18, Gregory, South Dakota.

Issued

Oct 17, 2016

Abate by

Nov 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $455

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:      (a) On or about July 6, 2016 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to potential respiratory hazards with potential overexposure to grain dust while conducting grain elevator work activities, to include but not limited to housekeeping and bin cleanout at 110 East Highway 18, Gregory, South Dakota.

Issued

Oct 17, 2016

Abate by

Nov 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $455

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(j)(1): The employer did not develop and implement a written housekeeping program that established the frequency and the method(s) determined best to reduce accumulations of fugitive grain dust on ledges, floors, equipment, and other expose surfaces:    (a) On or about September 7, 2016 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to potential fire and explosion hazards from the grain handling process to include but not limited to the cleanup of spilt grain in the boot pit at 110 East Highway 18, Gregory, South Dakota.

Issued

Oct 17, 2016

Abate by

Nov 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $455

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(m)(3): The certification record maintained of each inspection by the employer in the grain facility did not contain the date of the inspection and the serial number, or other identifier, of the equipment specified in 29 CFR 1910.272(l)(m):    (a) On or about September 7, 2016 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to potential fire and explosion hazards while conducting grain handling work activities at 110 East Highway 18, Gregory, South Dakota.

Issued

Oct 17, 2016

Abate by

Nov 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $455

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(m)(4): The employer did not implement procedures in the grain handling facility for the use of tags and locks which would prevent the inadvertent application of energy or motion to equipment being repaired, serviced, or adjusted, which could result in employee injury:    (a) On or about July 6, 2016 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to potential physical hazards where grain handling work activities were performed to include but limited to boot pit and storage bin entry at 110 East Highway 18, Gregory, South Dakota.

Issued

Oct 17, 2016

Abate by

Nov 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $455

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(iv): There were damaged parts that could adversely affect safe operation or mechanical strength of the equipment, such as parts that are broken, bent, cut, or deteriorated by corrosion, chemical action, or overheating:      (a) On or about July 6, 2016 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to potential electrical hazards where the flexible conduit on the North grain bin no. 1 auger motor was damaged at 110 East Highway 18, Gregory, South Dakota.