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OSHA Inspection: RICELAND FOODS, INC.

Programmed Related inspection · Safety discipline

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.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
708 HIGHWAY 11 NORTH
City
DES ARC
State
AR
ZIP
72040
Mailing
708 HIGHWAY 11 NORTH, DES ARC, AR 72040
Inspection type
Programmed Related (I)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (B)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
424510
Employees
22
Ownership type
Private (A)

5 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.147 C06 I

Other-than-serious 1 instance 11 exposed
Issued
Mar 15, 2019
Abate by
Apr 5, 2019
Penalty
Initial $8,525 · Current $3,525 Reduced
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

Other-than-serious 1 instance 11 exposed
Issued
Mar 15, 2019
Abate by
Apr 5, 2019
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
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

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Mar 15, 2019
Abate by
Apr 5, 2019
Penalty
Initial $13,260 · Current $13,260
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

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 11 exposed
Issued
Mar 15, 2019
Abate by
Apr 5, 2019
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
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

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 11 exposed
Issued
Mar 15, 2019
Abate by
Apr 5, 2019
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
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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