OSHA Inspection: JASPER GRAIN INC.

Issued

Nov 21, 2018

Abate by

Dec 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $1,940 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 energy, 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:      On or about August 21, 2018 at the Jasper Grain facility located at 308 W. Morrison in Jasper Missouri- Employees were exposed to serious amputation, crushing and struck-by injuries, in that the employer had not developed an Energy Control Program for the various types of machinery and equipment relating to the grain handling industry activities for Grain Silo #9 sump pump auger.

Issued

Nov 21, 2018

Abate by

Dec 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $1,940 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:      On or about August 21, 2018 at the Jasper Grain facility located at 308 W. Morrison in Jasper Missouri- Employee was exposed to a rotating part from the grain hole sump auger, in that the rotating part was not covered or guarded to prevent employees foot from being caught-in machine.

Issued

Nov 21, 2018

Abate by

Dec 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $0 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:      On or about August 21, 2018 at the Jasper Grain facility located at 308 W. Morrison in Jasper Missouri- Employee was exposed potential atmospheric and machine guarding hazards in that the employee entering the grain silo had not been provided any training to perform tasks safely.

Issued

Nov 21, 2018

Abate by

Dec 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(g)(1)(i): The employer did not issue a permit for entering bins, silos or tanks in the grain handling facility before the employees entered the bins, silos, or tanks.      On or about August 21, 2018 at the Jasper Grain facility located at 308 W. Morrison in Jasper Missouri- Employees were exposed to potential atmospheric and machine guarding hazards in that employer did not issue a permit for entering the grain silo.

Issued

Nov 21, 2018

Abate by

Dec 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(g)(1)(ii): Prior to entry, all mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment which presented a danger to employees inside grain storage structures in the grain handling facility were not disconnected, locked out and tagged out.      On or about August 21, 2018 at the Jasper Grain facility located at 308 W. Morrison in Jasper Missouri- Employee was exposed to potential mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic hazards in that equipment inside grain silo was not disconnected or locked out and tagged out.

Issued

Nov 21, 2018

Abate by

Dec 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(g)(1)(iii): The atmosphere within a bin, silo, or tank in the grain handling facility was not tested for the presence of combustible gases, vapors, and toxic agents prior to employee entry.      On or about August 21, 2018 at the Jasper Grain facility located at 308 W. Morrison in Jasper Missouri- Employee was exposed to potential atmospheric hazards in that employer had not tested for presence of combustible gases, vapors, and toxic agents prior to grain silo entry.

Issued

Nov 21, 2018

Abate by

Dec 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(g)(3): In the grain handling facility an observer, equipped to provide assistance, was not stationed outside the bin, silo, or tank being entered by an employee:      On or about August 21, 2018 at the Jasper Grain facility located at 308 W. Morrison in Jasper Missouri- Employee was exposed to grain handling hazards in that an observer was not stationed outside the grain silo being entered to provide assistance.

Issued

Nov 21, 2018

Abate by

Dec 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(j)(1): The employer did not develop and implement a written housekeeping program that established the frequency and the method(s) determined best to reduce accumulations of fugitive grain dust on ledges, floors, equipment, and other exposed surfaces:      On or about August 21, 2018 at the Jasper Grain facility located at 308 W. Morrison in Jasper Missouri- Employee was exposed to grain dust explosions in that the employer did not develop or implement a written housekeeping program to establish methods to reduce dust accumulation on equipment, floors and other exposed surfaces.