DES ARC, AR ·
OSHA Inspection: RICELAND FOODS, INC.
Programmed Related inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a programmed Related safety inspection of RICELAND FOODS, INC. in 708 HIGHWAY 11 NORTH, DES ARC, AR 72040 (NAICS 424510). OSHA activity number 343542874.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- RICELAND FOODS, INC.
- Site address
- 708 HIGHWAY 11 NORTH
- City
- DES ARC
- State
- AR
- ZIP
- 72040
- Mailing
- 708 HIGHWAY 11 NORTH, DES ARC, AR 72040
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Programmed Related (I)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 424510
- Employees
- 22
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C06 I
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2019
- Abate by
- Apr 5, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $8,525 · Current $3,525 Reduced
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 October 17, 2018, and at times prior thereto, at Unit 1, where the employer exposed employees to potential hazardous mechanical, gravitational, hydraulic, or pneumatic energies in that the employer did not conduct annual audits of the energy control procedures for DCON-102 Center Tunnel Drag.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $3525
- · Z (S) $8525
1910.147 C07 III A
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2019
- Abate by
- Apr 5, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(iii)(A): Retraining was not provided for authorized and affected employees when there was a change in their job assignments, a change in machines, equipment or processes that presented a new hazard, or when there was a change in the energy control procedures: On or about October 17, 2018, and at times prior thereto, at Unit 1, where the employer did not ensure each employee was retrained on the proper energy control procedures for DCON-102 Center Tunnel Drag.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2019
- Abate by
- Apr 5, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $13,260 · Current $13,260
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 October 17, 2018, and at times prior thereto, at Unit 1, where the employer's own established energy control procedures for DCON-102 Center Tunnel Drag were not enforced and utilized with respect to machine shut down.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $13260
- · Z (S) $13260
1910.147 D02
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2019
- Abate by
- Apr 5, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2): The machine or equipment was not turned off or shut down using the procedures established for the machine or equipment: On or about October 17, 2018, and at times prior thereto, at Unit 1, where the employer did not implement the energy control application steps as the DCON-102 Center Tunnel Drag was not shut down or turned off to perform the dislodging of an elevator rice bin/bucket.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.147 D04 I
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2019
- Abate by
- Apr 5, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i): Lockout or tagout devices were not affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees: On or about October 17, 2018, and at times prior thereto, at Unit 1, where employees performing dislodging operations on DCON-102 Center Tunnel Drag, were exposed to caught-in and caught-between hazards when lockout or tagout devices were not applied.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 343542874.
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