OSHA Inspection: LOUIS DREYFUS COMPANY RIVER ELEVATORS, LLC

Issued

2018-01-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-02-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12934.00 · Current $8665.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1917.42(b)(2)(i): Wire rope or wire rope slings were used that had 10 or more randomly distributed broken wires in one rope lay or three or more broken wires in one strand in one rope lay:      The breasting winch wire rope used to pull barges to the dock, had a strand in which all wires were broken.

Issued

2018-01-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-02-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1917.42(b)(2)(iv): The employer used wire rope or wire rope slings that had excessive wear or corrosion, deformation, or other defects in the wire or attachments:    The breasting winch wire rope displayed deformation or other defects in that a U-bolt clip used to form an eye was damaged due to a broken thread end.

Issued

2018-01-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-02-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1917.42(b)(4): "U" Bolts were not applied with the "U" section in contact with the dead end of the rope.   a.  Employer did not ensure that the "U" Bolts attached to the wire rope of the breasting winch were installed with the "U" section in contact with the dead end of the rope.    b.  Employer did not ensure that the "U" Bolts attached to the wire rope securing the 2 dock barges together were installed with the "U" section in contact with the dead end of the rope.