OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN BEAN COMPANY

Issued

2017-05-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-09-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6338.00 · Current $3169.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:      (a) On or about March 29, 2017 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to potential fall hazards where the top of railcars were accessed to open hatch covers for product loading at 101 First Avenue, Petersburg, North Dakota.

Issued

2017-05-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6338.00 · Current $3169.00 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 April 10, 2017 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to potential health and/or physical hazards where the front milling room boot pit was entered for visual inspection at 101 First Avenue, Petersburg, North Dakota.

Issued

2017-05-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 April 10, 2017 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to potential health and/or physical hazards where the front milling room boot pit was entered for visual inspection at 101 First Avenue, Petersburg, North Dakota.

Issued

2017-05-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6338.00 · Current $3169.00 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 April 12, 2017 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to caught-in hazards where the grain elevating leg no.3 inspection door was accessed while the elevating leg was in operation in the milling room at 101 First Avenue, Petersburg, North Dakota.      (b) On or about April 12, 2017 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to caught-in hazards where the grain elevating leg no.4 inspection door was accessed while the elevating leg was in operation in the milling room at 101 First Avenue, Petersburg, North Dakota.      (c) On or about April 12, 2017 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to caught-in hazards where the grain elevating leg no.5 inspection door was accessed while the elevating leg was in operation in the milling room at 101 First Avenue, Petersburg, North Dakota.

Issued

2017-05-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded:  (a) On or about April 12, 2017 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to caught-in hazards where a grain cleaning machine was operated in the mill room at 101 First Avenue, Petersburg, North Dakota.

Issued

2017-05-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i): Vertical or inclined belt(s) were not enclosed by guard(s) conforming to the requirements specified at 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):  (a) On or about April 12, 2017 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to caught-in hazards where a grain cleaning machine was operated in the mill room at 101 First Avenue, Petersburg, North Dakota.

Issued

2017-05-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6338.00 · Current $3169.00 Reduced

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 April 12, 2017 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to fire and/or explosion hazards while performing work activities in the milling room where dust accumulation in priority housekeeping area were in excess of 3 inches in depth at 101 First Avenue, Petersburg, North Dakota.

Issued

2017-05-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 April 12, 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 mill room where dust accumulation on the front boot pit floor and other exposed surfaces were in excess of 1.5 inches in depth at 101 First Avenue, Petersburg, North Dakota.  (b) On or about April 12, 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 mill room where dust accumulation on the back boot pit floor and other exposed surfaces were in excess of 3 inches in depth at 101 First Avenue, Petersburg, North Dakota.

Issued

2017-05-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 April 12, 2017 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to fire and/or explosion hazards where a shop build general service electrical adapter was inserted into a hazardous location receptacle in the milling room at 101 First Avenue, Petersburg, North Dakota.      (b) On or about February 14, 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 milling room at 101 First Avenue, Petersburg, North Dakota.

Issued

2017-05-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-09-15 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 April 12, 2017 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to respiratory hazards with potential overexposure to grain dust while conducting housekeeping and other milling work activities at 101 First Avenue, Petersburg, North Dakota.

Issued

2017-05-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 April 12, 2017 and at times prior to that date, where the employer performed preventive maintenance inspections on milling machines and equipment at 101 First Avenue, Petersburg, North Dakota.