OSHA Inspection: SCRANTON EQUITY EXCHANGE

Issued

May 9, 2017

Abate by

May 26, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $6,338

General-duty citation text

1910.28(b)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system:    (a) On or about March 20, 2017 and at times prior to that date, for the employee exposed to an approximate 40 foot fall hazard while manually operating a manlift platform in the pellet mill room at 28 South Seventh Avenue West, Dickinson, North Dakota.

Issued

May 9, 2017

Abate by

May 26, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $6,338

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 March 20, 2017 and at times prior to that date, for the employee exposed to caught-in hazards where pellet milling equipment was operated in the pellet mill room at 28 South Seventh Avenue West, Dickinson, North Dakota.

Issued

May 9, 2017

Abate by

May 26, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,873 · Current $8,873

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 March 20, 2017 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to fire and/or explosion hazards while performing work activities in priority areas of the main elevator where dust accumulation on the main elevator floor and other exposed surfaces were in excess of two inches in depth at 28 South Seventh Avenue West, Dickinson, North Dakota.

Issued

May 9, 2017

Abate by

May 26, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(j)(2)(ii): The employer did not immediately remove any fugitive grain dust accumulations whenever the exceeded 1/8 inch (.32cm) at priority housekeeping areas, pursuant to the housekeeping program for grain elevators:    (a) On or about March 20, 2017 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to fire and/or explosion hazards while performing work activities in priority areas of the main elevator where dust accumulation on the main elevator floor and other exposed surfaces were in excess of two inches in depth at 28 South Seventh Avenue West, Dickinson, North Dakota.    (b) On or about March 20, 2017 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to fire and/or explosion hazards while performing work activities in priority areas of the main elevator where dust accumulation on the boot pit floor and other exposed surfaces were in excess of one inch in depth at 28 South Seventh Avenue West, Dickinson, North Dakota.

Issued

May 9, 2017

Abate by

Jun 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 March 20, 2017 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to respiratory hazards with potential overexposure to grain dust while conducting grain elevator and milling work activities at 28 South Seventh Avenue West, Dickinson, North Dakota.

Issued

May 9, 2017

Abate by

May 26, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces:    (a) On or about March 20, 2017 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to potential health and/or physical hazards where the boot pit was entered to perform regular inspections, cleaning and preventive maintenance at 28 South Seventh Avenue West, Dickinson, North Dakota.

Issued

May 9, 2017

Abate by

Jun 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(e)(1): The employer did not provide training to employees at least annually and when changes in job assignments would expose them to new hazards in the grain handling facilities:  (a) On or about March 20, 2017 and at times prior to that date, for the employees performing grain elevator and milling work activities at 28 South Seventh Avenue West, Dickinson, North Dakota.

Issued

May 9, 2017

Abate by

Jun 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(m)(3): The employer did not maintain a certification record of each preventive maintenance inspection, performed in accordance with this paragraph (m), containing the date of the inspection, the name of the person who performed the inspection and the serial number, or other identifier, of the equipment specified in paragraph (m)(1)(i) of this section that was inspected:    (a) On or about March 20, 2017 and at times prior to that date, where the employer performed preventive maintenance inspections on elevating and milling machines and equipment at 28 South Seventh Avenue West, Dickinson, North Dakota.