OSHA Inspection: BORDER AG & ENERGY

Issued

Apr 11, 2017

Abate by

Apr 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,873 · Current $4,437 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5)(i): The employer failed to test or adequately test conditions in the permit space to determine if acceptable entry conditions existed before entry was authorized to begin:      (a) On or about January 10, 2017 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to potential health and/or physical hazards where the main elevator boot pit was entered for cleaning and other maintenance activities at 8674 County Road 20, Newburg, North Dakota.

Issued

Apr 11, 2017

Abate by

Apr 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1): Before entry was authorized, the employer did not document the completion of measures required by 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3) by preparing an entry permit:    (a) On or about January 10, 2017 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to potential health and/or physical hazards where the main elevator boot pit was entered for cleaning and other maintenance activities at 8674 County Road 20, Newburg, North Dakota.

Issued

Apr 11, 2017

Abate by

Apr 21, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $3,169 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 March 22, 2017 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to caught-in hazards were the grain elevating leg no.1 inspection doors was accessed while the elevating leg was in operation at the main elevator located at 8674 County Road 20, Newburg, North Dakota.      (b) On or about March 22, 2017 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to caught-in hazards were the grain elevating leg no. 2 inspection doors was accessed while the elevating leg was in operation at the main elevator located at 8674 County Road 20, Newburg, North Dakota.      (c) On or about March 22, 2017 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to caught-in hazards were the grain elevating leg no. 3 inspection door was accessed while the elevating leg was in operation at the main elevator located at 8674 County Road 20, Newburg, North Dakota.

Issued

Apr 11, 2017

Abate by

Apr 21, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,873 · Current $4,437 Reduced

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 22, 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 in the main elevator where dust accumulation on the boot pit floor and other exposed surfaces were in excess of 3 inches in depth at 8674 County Road 20, Newburg, North Dakota.

Issued

Apr 11, 2017

Abate by

Apr 21, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 March 15, 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 main elevator at 8674 County Road 20, Newburg, North Dakota.

Issued

Apr 11, 2017

Abate by

May 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,802 · Current $1,901 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(o)(1): The employer did not provide at least two means of emergency escape from galleries (bin decks) in the grain handling facility:      (a) On or about February 15, 2017 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to fire related hazards while performing work activities on top of the concrete grain bins of the main elevator at 8674 County Road 20, Newburg, North Dakota

Issued

Apr 11, 2017

Abate by

Aug 15, 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 22, 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 work activities at 8674 County Road 20, Newburg, North Dakota.