OSHA Inspection: SUPERIOR DAIRY, INC

Issued

Apr 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $5,432 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(5)(ii)(H): Employees entered into permit spaces that met the conditions set forth in 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(5)(i), but the employer did not verify that the space was safe for entry and that the measures required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(5)(ii(a) had been taken:    On or about February 12, 2018, the employer failed to ensure that a permit required confined space was safe for entry prior to employees entering. An employee was tasked with servicing the office air handling unit. At the time the equipment was a permit required confined space being that the hazardous energies present on the equipment were not controlled.

Issued

Apr 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3): All energy isolating devices that were needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment were not physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s):  On or about February 12, 2018 the employer failed to ensure that the energy isolating devices of the office air handling unit were located and operated to isolate the energy sources. An employee was tasked with servicing the unit without controlling the hazardous energies prior to performing the work. The employee only utilized the on/off switch located at the control panel. Hazardous energy sources include steam, kinetic and electrical.

Issued

Apr 30, 2018

Abate by

May 8, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(7)(i): A space classified by the employer as permit-required confined space was reclassified as a non-permit confined space when all hazards within the space were not eliminated without entry into the space:    On or about February 22, 2018 the employer reclassified a permit required confined space (office air handling unit)  as non-permit required without eliminating all of the hazards associated within the space. The employer had designated the space as permit required and posted warning signs on the unit. The space can only be reclassified at the time that the equipment has its hazardous energies controlled by use of lock out and tag out.

Issued

Apr 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $5,432 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:    On or about February 12, 2018 the employer failed to ensure that machine specific procedures were developed for the office air handling unit. An employee was tasked with servicing the equipment prior to procedures being in place. Hazardous energies present on the equipment include electrical, steam, and kinetic.

Issued

Apr 30, 2018

Abate by

Sep 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed.    On or about February 22, 2018 the employer had not performed an annual inspection of the energy control procedures for equipment in the facility. Equipment includes conveyors, air handling units, bottling equipment, boxing equipment, and palletizers. Hazardous energy sources include pneumatic, kinetic, mechanical, hydraulic, steam, and electrical.