OSHA Inspection: MARGO STATE LINE, INC.

Issued

Mar 1, 2018

Abate by

Mar 27, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,298 · Current $1,649 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(b)(1): Ladder rungs, steps, and cleats were not uniformly spaced when the ladder was in position for use:     A) North side of production building, on or about September 26, 2017, the ladder rungs on the ladder to the exterior rock hopper platform were not evenly spaced, exposing employees to a four foot fall hazard.

Issued

Mar 1, 2018

Abate by

Mar 27, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,497 · Current $2,749 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 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 was 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling by one or more of the following:  Guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    A) Production building, on or about September 6, 2017, employees walked on a conveyor belt that had an open side to access a palletizer, exposing the employees to an 11 foot fall hazard.

Issued

Mar 1, 2018

Abate by

Mar 27, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(7): The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface near an opening, including one with a chute attached, where the inside bottom edge of the opening is less than 39 inches (99 cm) above that walking-working surface and the outside bottom edge of the opening is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling:  A) North side of production bagging building, on or about September 7, 2017, the access area on the platform to the ladder was not equipped with fall protection, exposing employees to an approximately seven foot fall hazard.     B) East side of robotic bag stacker, on or about September 27, 2017, the access area on the platform to the ladder was not equipped with fall protection, exposing employees to a six foot fall hazard.

Issued

Mar 1, 2018

Penalty

Initial $4,398 · Current $2,199 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.110(f)(7): LP gas container storage location(s) were not provided with at least one approved portable fire extinguisher having a minimum rating of 8-B, C:     A) South side of maintenance building, on or about September 6, 2017, an above ground LP tank used to refill portable LP cylinders did not have a fire extinguisher in the area.

Issued

Mar 1, 2018

Abate by

Mar 27, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,497 · Current $2,749 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:     A) Workplace, on or about September 6, 2018, the employer did not establish a hazardous energy control program for equipment such as a robotic arm stacker and Hamer Fischbein bagging machines, exposing employees to a hazard of moving parts.

Issued

Mar 1, 2018

Abate by

May 21, 2018

Penalty

Initial $4,398 · Current $2,199 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) Production building palletizer, on or about September 6, 2017, the in-running nip point by the conveyor drum located by a walking working platform was not guarded, exposing employees to an in running nip point hazard.

Issued

Mar 1, 2018

Abate by

Mar 27, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,497 · Current $2,749 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) Production Area, on or about September 7, 2017, employees operated a Hamer 2090 bagging machine by opening the cover to the control panel, exposing the employees electrical shock/burns from 240 volt energized electrical parts.

Issued

Mar 1, 2018

Abate by

Mar 27, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:   A)  Facility, on or about September 6, 2017, the employer did not develop or implement a hazard communication program for employees who were exposed to hazardous materials such as, but not limited to propane, oxygen and acetylene, exposing employees to skin irritation and minor chemical burns.

Issued

Mar 1, 2018

Abate by

Mar 27, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical:   A) Facility, on or about September 6, 2017, the employer did not maintain Safety Data Sheets (SDS) for the hazardous materials such as propane, oxygen and acetylene that are used, exposing employees to skin irritation and minor chemical burns.

Issued

Mar 1, 2018

Abate by

Mar 27, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:   A) Facility, on or about September 6, 2017, the employer did not train the employees on the hazards associated with the materials that they work with, such as propane and oxygen and acetylene, exposing employees to skin irritation and chemical burns.