OSHA Inspection: GATEWAY FS, INC

Issued

Jan 7, 2020

Abate by

Feb 3, 2020

Penalty

Initial $11,934 · Current $6,820 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i)(C): The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by a personal fall protection systems, such as personal fall arrest, travel restraint, or positioning systems:    On or about November 19, 2019, the employer did not ensure that each employee working on top of a Feed Delivery Truck approximately 11 feet above ground were protected from falling by personal fall protection systems, such as personal fall arrest, travel restraint, or positioning systems.

Issued

Jan 7, 2020

Abate by

Feb 3, 2020

Penalty

Initial $8,525 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.30(a)(1): Before any employee is exposed to a fall hazard, the employer did not provide training for each employee who uses personal fall protection systems or who was required to be trained as specified elsewhere in this subpart:     On or about November 19, 2019, employees were exposed to a fall hazard when working on top of a Feed Delivery Truck, approximately 11 feet above the ground, and the employer did not provide fall protection training prior to the exposure.

Issued

Jan 7, 2020

Abate by

Feb 3, 2020

Penalty

Initial $8,525 · Current $6,820 Reduced

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 November 19, 2019, employees were required to clear jams on the Feed Hopper Auger without procedures for the control for electrical energy.

Issued

Jan 7, 2020

Abate by

Feb 3, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees:  On or about November 19, 2019, employees were required to clear jams on the feed hopper auger without adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees.

Issued

Jan 7, 2020

Abate by

Feb 3, 2020

Penalty

Initial $8,525 · Current $0 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 November 19, 2019, 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 is followed.

Issued

Jan 7, 2020

Abate by

Feb 3, 2020

Penalty

Initial $11,934 · Current $7,757 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d): The established procedure for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) did not cover the actions listed in and was not done in sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1)-(6):    On or about November 19, 2019, employees were exposed to machine hazards associated with moving parts during servicing and unjamming of the Feed Hopper Auger.  The employer failed to implement energy control application steps as the employees did not know the method or means to control energy [per the 1910.147 (d)(1) requirements]. As a result, the remaining applicable energy control elements, involving shutdown of the machine [(d)(2)], machine isolation [(d)(3)], LOTO device application [(d)(4)], dissipation of residual energy [(d)(5)], and verification of isolation [(d)(6)], were not implemented to protect employees from machine servicing hazards.

Issued

Jan 7, 2020

Abate by

Feb 3, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(i): When servicing and/or maintenance is performed by a crew, craft, department or other group, they shall utilize a procedure which affords the employees a level of protection equivalent to that provided by the implementation of a personal lockout or tagout device.   On or about November 19, 2019, servicing was performed by a group of employees attempting to unjam the Feed Hopper Auger at the feed bins and each employee was not afforded a level of protection equivalent to that provided by the implementation of a personal lockout or tagout device.