OSHA Inspection: BLACK GOLD FARMS, INC.

Issued

2017-06-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-08-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12675.00 · Current $6338.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:      (a) On or about May 10, 2017 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to electrical hazards to include but not limited to shock and electrocution where multiple metal junction boxes were installed throughout the potato seed processing area as parts of flexible cord sets at 14604 County Road 19, Forest River, North Dakota.

Issued

2017-06-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-08-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:      (a) On or about May 10, 2017 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to electrical hazards to include but not limited to shock and electrocution where circuit breakers and branch circuits were installed on the main electrical panel located in the warehouse at 14604 County Road 19, Forest River, North Dakota.

Issued

2017-06-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-08-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(b)(3)(ii)(B): Receptacles other than 125 volt, single-phase, 15-, 20-, and 30 ampere not part of the permanent wiring of the building or structure and use by personnel did not have ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection:      (a) On or about May 10, 2017 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to electrical hazards to include but not limited to shock and electrocution where throughout the potato seed processing area multiple flexible cord and plug sets were powered by 250 volt, three-phase branch circuits located in the warehouse at 14604 County Road 19, Forest River, North Dakota.

Issued

2017-06-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-08-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:    (a) On or about May 10, 2017 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to electrical hazards to include but not limited to shock and electrocution where the main electrical panel in the warehouse was accessed at 14604 County Road 19, Forest River, North Dakota.

Issued

2017-06-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-08-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12675.00 · Current $6338.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(a)(1): Live parts to which an employee may be exposed were not deenergized before the employee worked on them:    (a)  On or about May 5, 2017, for the employee who sustained an electrical shock requiring hospitalization while disassembling an energized 250 volt, three-phase metal junction box at 14604 County Road 19, Forest River, North Dakota.