OSHA Inspection: BOTTLINGER GRAIN INC.

Issued

Feb 16, 2018

Abate by

May 22, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(b)(2): Ladder rungs, steps, and cleats were not spaced less than 10 inches (25 cm) and were more than 14 inches (36 cm) apart, as measured between the centerlines of the rungs, cleats, and steps, except that:     The employer did not ensure the Read Corn Grain Storage Bin ladder rungs were spaced no more than 14 inches exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Feb 16, 2018

Abate by

Mar 19, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(d)(9)(i): When a fixed ladder terminated at a hatch, the hatch cover did not open with sufficient clearance to provide easy access to or from the ladder:    The employer  did not ensure grain bin hatches were equipped with fixed ladders that allowed safe access and egress from the bin opening, and that the bin hatch would open with sufficient clearance to provide easy access into the bin exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately (11) feet to the lower platform below.

Issued

Feb 16, 2018

Abate by

Mar 19, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): 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 not protected from falling by one or more of the following:  Guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  The employer did not ensure locations where employees worked or entered elevated grain storage bins were provided with a fall protection system exposing employees to an unprotected fall hazard of more than (4) feet.

Issued

Feb 16, 2018

Abate by

Mar 19, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.29(a)(2): Provide and install all fall protection systems and falling object protection this subpart requires, and comply with the other requirements in this subpart before any employee begins work that necessitates fall or falling object protection.  The employer did not ensure employees who enter grain storage bins through a side hatch or work from the side hatch were provided with a fall protection system exposing the employees to a fall hazard of approximately (11) feet to the lower platform below.

Issued

Feb 16, 2018

Abate by

Mar 19, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(e)(2): Employees assigned special tasks in the grain handling facility, such as bin entry and handling of flammable or toxic substances, were not provided training to perform these tasks safely:    The employer did not ensure grain handling employees that were assigned or performed special tasks to include but not limited to bin entry were provided training to perform these tasks safely exposing them to engulfment hazards.

Issued

Feb 16, 2018

Abate by

Mar 19, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(g)(2): When employee(s) entered a grain storage structure from a level at or above the level of the stored grain or grain products, or when walking or standing on or in stored grain of a depth which poses an engulfment hazard, the employer did not equip the employee(s) with a body harness with lifeline, or a boatswain's chair that meets the requirements of subpart D of this part.     The employer did not ensure employees entering the facility grain bins, silos, or tanks were provided with and wore a body harness with lifeline, or used a boatswain's chair exposing employees to engulfment hazards.

Issued

Feb 16, 2018

Abate by

Mar 19, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(g)(3): An observer, equipped to provide assistance, was not stationed outside the bin, silo, or tank being entered by an employee. Communications (visual, voice, or signal line) were not maintained between the observer and employee entering the bin, silo, or tank.      The employer did not ensure the observer was equipped to provide assistance and did not ensure the observer was stationed outside the bin being entered by an employee.

Issued

Feb 16, 2018

Abate by

Mar 19, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(g)(4): The employer did not provide equipment for rescue operations, which was specifically suited for the bin, silo, or tank being entered:      The employer did not provide equipment for rescue operations exposing the employees to engulfment hazards.

Issued

Feb 16, 2018

Abate by

Mar 19, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1): The employer did not report within 8-hours the death of an employee resulting from a work-related incident:    The employer did not report a fatality within the required eight hour-reporting period where an employee fatality occurred on October 4, 2017.