OSHA Inspection: COUNTRYSIDE COOPERATIVE

Issued

Oct 16, 2018

Abate by

Oct 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $12,934 · Current $7,760 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(c): The employer did not provide, and ensure each employee used, a safe means of access and egress to and from walking-working surfaces:    (a) Roller mill room; A safe means of access and egress was not provided for employees to use while cleaning debris out of the screener section on the triple roller mill.

Issued

Oct 16, 2018

Abate by

Oct 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): Except as provided elsewhere in this section, the employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling:  (a) Roller mill room; Fall protection was not provided for employees while they stood atop the triple roller mill to clean out the debris screener section.

Issued

Oct 16, 2018

Abate by

Oct 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $7,853 · Current $4,710 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(8): 29 CFR 1910.23(c)(8) The employer did not ensure that the top cap and the top step of a step ladder were not used as steps:    (a) Roller mill room; The top step and top cap of a stepladder were used to access the double roller mill.

Issued

Oct 16, 2018

Abate by

Oct 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $4,712 · Current $2,830 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.110(f)(2)(i):  LP gas container(s) in storage were not located so as to minimize exposure to excessive temperature rise, physical damage, or tampering by unauthorized persons:    (a) Shipping/receiving area; A cylinder of liquid propane gas was not protected from physical damage.

Issued

Oct 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,282 · Current $3,770 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(ii): The employer did not select and use a NIOSH-certified respirator in compliance with the conditions of its certification:    (a) Feed mixing and hand adding areas; On or about April 25, 2018, N-95 particulate respirators provided by the employer for employees to wear while handling feed additives were not rated to protect against hazards associated with the use of Blue Shade Dedusted (feed tracer).

Issued

Oct 16, 2018

Abate by

Nov 21, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:  (a) Feed mixing and hand adding areas; The employer did not evaluate/assess respiratory hazards or atmospheric conditions to determine worker exposure levels to respiratory hazards while using Blue Shade Dedusted (feed tracer).

Issued

Oct 16, 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, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):  (a) Throughout the facility; On or about April 25, 2018, the employer did not have a safety data sheet for Blue Shade Dedusted.

Issued

Oct 16, 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) Throughout the facility; On or about April 25, 2018, training was not provided to inform employees of hazards associated with a new chemical before they began using Blue Shade Dedusted.