WEINER, AR —
OSHA Inspection: HARVEST RICE, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of HARVEST RICE, INC. in 434 HIGHWAY 158 WEST, WEINER, AR 72479 (NAICS 311212). OSHA activity number 343053039.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- HARVEST RICE, INC.
- Site address
- 434 HIGHWAY 158 WEST
- City
- WEINER
- State
- AR
- ZIP
- 72479
- Mailing
- 12010 TAYLOR RD, HOUSTON, TX 77041
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 311212
- Employees
- 48
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.37 B02
- Issued
- Sep 19, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $6,097 · Current $3,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit": On or about March 29, 2018 and times prior, the employer did not mark any of the four exit doors in the interior bin room, two exit doors in the packaging room, and one exit door in the warehouse with signs reading "EXIT" as shown below:- a. North-west exit door in interior bin room leading to dump pit. b. North door in interior bin room. c. South-east door in interior bin room. d. South-west door in interior bin room. e. Main plant entrance exit door on West wall in packaging room. f. Shipping exit door on West wall in packaging room. g. South-east corner exit door in warehouse by cooler.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $3000
- — Z (S) $6097
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Sep 19, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $12,934 · Current $6,000 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 March 29, 2018 and times prior, the employer did not develop and provided machine specific energy control procedures for employees to utilize in servicing and or performing maintenance work on equipment such as but not limited to cleaning out the dead end of the east drag conveyor. This condition exposed an affected employee to caught-in hazard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6000
- — Z (S) $12934
1910.147 C05 I
- Issued
- Sep 19, 2018
- Abate by
- Sep 26, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $12,934 · Current $6,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i): Locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware were not provided by the employer for isolating, securing or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources: On or about March 29, 2018 and times prior, the employer did not provide locks and or tags to employees authorized to perform lockout tagout, thereby exposing them to caught-in hazards on equipment such as but not limited to the east drag conveyor.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6000
- — Z (S) $12934
1910.147 C07 I
- Issued
- Sep 19, 2018
- Abate by
- Sep 27, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees: On or about March 29, 2018 and times prior, the employer did not provide employees authorized to perform lockout tagout training before asking them to perform servicing such as but not limited to cleaning out the dead end of the east drag conveyor. This condition exposed the affected employee to caught-in hazard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.219 C04 I
- Issued
- Sep 19, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $6,097 · Current $3,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i): Unguarded projecting shaft end(s) did not present a smooth edge and end and projected more than one half the diameter of the shaft: On or about March 29, 2018 and times prior, the employees were exposed to a protruding rotating shaft on the ESSMueller motor and Transfer #1 conveyor line. This condition exposed employees to caught-in hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $3000
- — Z (S) $6097
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 343053039.
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