OSHA Inspection: MAX FARMERS ELEVATOR

Issued

2017-03-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3622.00 · Current $1811.00 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:    (a) On or about January 31, 2017 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to caught-in hazards were the grain elevating leg inspection doors were accessed while the elevating leg was in operation at the concrete elevator located at 202 Carvell Street, Max, North Dakota.

Issued

2017-03-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $1087.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c)(2)(i): Equipment used in the hazardous (classified) location was not approved for the ignitable or combustible properties of the dust that was present:    (a) On or about January 30, 2017 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to fire and/or explosion hazards where a general service drum vacuum was operated in the concrete elevator located at 202 Carvell Street, Max, North Dakota.

Issued

2017-03-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 January 31, 2017 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 at 202 Carvell Street, Max, North Dakota.