OSHA Inspection: ROYAL OAK ENTERPRISES, LLC

Issued

2019-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9472.00 · Current $6631.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, including, but not limited to Items of this section:    Lockout/tagout procedures were not written for all equipment and machines at the time of the inspection, such as, but not limited to, two hammermills and associated conveyors, the main plant trash belt, dryer conveyor, conveyors and vibrators to presses, and #'s 1, 2, 3 screw conveyors from the holding silo to the mixer.  (Not all machines had energy sources that were readily identified and accidents had occurred, such as at the main plant trash belt.  Some equipment required employees to lockout breakers in live voltage control panels, such as the main plant trash belt and #'s 1, 2, 3 screw conveyors.  De-energization to the control panels required lockout and other disconnects.)    Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

2019-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(1): Each disconnecting means required by Subpart S of Part 1910 for motors and appliances was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:    The disconnect to the return briquette system belt was not labeled to indicate its purpose.  (The disconnect had been mistaken for the trash belt.)    Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

2019-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9472.00 · Current $6631.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i)(C): Where lockout was used for energy control, the periodic inspection did not include a review, between the inspector and each authorized employee, of that employee's responsibilities under the energy control procedure being inspection:    An annual review between an inspector and each authorized employee was not made for all maintenance men.    Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

2019-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9472.00 · Current $6629.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(a)(1): The employer failed to ensure that live parts were deenergized before employees began to work on or near live parts:    Employees were shown by supervision to open a 480 V live control panel, main plant, to de-energize the trash belt.  Employees were exposed to 480 V.  No arc flash personal protective equipment, or barriers were used as an alternative to de-energizing the control panel.    Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

2019-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(c)(2): The employer did not ensure that qualified persons were capable of working safely on energized circuits and were familiar with the proper use of special precautionary techniques, personal protective equipment, insulating and shielding materials, and insulated tools:    Employees opened the control panel at line 1, bagging room, to de-energize equipment such as screw conveyors.  Employees were exposed to 480 V live electricity.    Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

2019-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i): Employees working in areas where there were potential electrical hazards were not provided with electrical protective equipment that was appropriate for the specific parts of the body that needed to be protected and for the work being performed:    Employees, who opened control panels, such as at line 1, bagging room, to de-energize equipment such as screw conveyors, and who were exposed to 480 V live electricity, were not provided and did not wear personal protective equipment including arc flash rated face shields, electrically insulated gloves, and FR clothing.    Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

2019-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i): When the employer had assessed the workplace hazard(s) and determined that hazard(s) were present, the employer did not select and/or use the types of personal protective equipment that would protect the affected employee from the hazard(s) identified in the assessment:    Although the personal protective equipment (PPE) hazard assessment identified "exposure to electrical circuits" and that "electrocution" was the hazard, arc flash PPE and electrically insulated gloves were not obtained and provided for employees who performed work in live electrical panels, such as testing for voltage.    Abatement documentation is required for this violation.