OSHA Inspection: OHIO RIVER PARTNER SHAREHOLDERS LLC

Issued

2020-05-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3084.00 · Current $2159.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a): Machine guarding.  29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.  a. On or about February 27, 2020, at the Long Ridge Energy Terminal, Hannibal Ohio worksite: the employer failed to provide and assure the use of machine guarding for the caught-in, rotating parts and ingoing nip point hazards associated with the CB5 conveyor belt line. Locations on the CB5 conveyor belt line, such as the hopper feed housing assembly located at the tail end of the belt and the capture ventilation housing located towards the head of the belt, had vertical angle iron structural members which created caught-in hazards due to the unguarded rotating parts and ingoing nip points associated with the powered conveyor belt line. Due to these conditions, conveyor line operators were exposed during daily belt line monitoring activities..

Issued

2020-05-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a): Machine guarding.  29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2): General requirements for machine guards. Guards shall be affixed to the machine where possible and secured elsewhere if for any reason attachment to the machine is not possible. The guard shall be such that it does not offer an accident hazard in itself.  a. On or about February 27, 2020, at the Long Ridge Energy Terminal, Hannibal Ohio worksite: the employer failed to affix and secure barrier guards to the machine frame of the CB5 conveyor belt equipment at the tail end of the belt line. The barrier guard was used to protect employees, such as belt line operators, from hazards associated with the motor that powered the CB5 conveyor line. The barrier guarding involved multiple sections of expanded metal, some of which were not completely fixed, had sides that were completely unattached and had some sections that were attached with metal wires.

Issued

2020-05-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3277.00 · Current $2294.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1053(d)(1): Exposure assessment-(1) General. The employer shall assess the exposure of each employee who is or may reasonably be expected to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level in accordance with either the performance option in paragraph (d)(2) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(3) of this section.  a. On or about February 27, 2020, at the Long Ridge Energy Terminal, Hannibal Ohio worksite:  the employer had not performed an exposure assessment, for employees, such as the general foreman who had exposure to respirable crystalline silica containing fracking sand on a daily basis. Silicosis and cancer are illnesses associated with occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica.

Issued

2020-05-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1053(f)(2)(i): Written exposure control plan. The employer shall establish and implement a written exposure control plan that contains at least the elements required by 29 CFR 1910.1053(f)(2)(i)(A-C):   a. On or about February 27, 2020, at the Long Ridge Energy Terminal, Hannibal, Ohio worksite: the employer failed to establish and implement a written exposure control plan for employees with exposure to respirable crystalline silica related to sand plant operations. The company safety program did not include a specific energy control plan with descriptions of the tasks that involved silica exposure, descriptions of the specific engineering controls used to limit silica exposure, descriptions of the specific respiratory protection used to limit exposure to silica and description of the silica housekeeping program. The general foreman has regular duties throughout the facility with potential exposure to respirable crystalline silica related to sand plant operations. Silicosis and lung cancer are associated with exposure to airborne respirable crystalline silica.

Issued

2020-05-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(5): Each doorway or passage along an exit access that could be mistaken for an exit must be marked "Not an Exit" or similar designation, or be identified by a sign indicating its actual use (e.g., closet).  a. On or about February 27, 2020, at the Long Ridge Energy Terminal, Hannibal Ohio worksite: employees who worked in the CB5 belt line building were not provided signs for marking doors along the belt line that were not intended for emergency exit access. The CB5 belt line building had doors for access to silos that were not marked with appropriate signage or marked as "Not an Exit" where the tops of silos did not have egress that continued to the ground.

Issued

2020-05-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(6): Each exit sign must be illuminated to a surface value of at least five foot-candles (54 lux) by a reliable light source and be distinctive in color. Self-luminous or electroluminescent signs that have a minimum luminance surface value of at least .06 footlamberts (0.21 cd/m2) are permitted.  a. On or about February 27, 2020, at the Long Ridge Energy Terminal, Hannibal Ohio worksite: employees who worked in the CB5 belt line building were not provided illuminated exit signs for emergency exit use. Exit signs were posted but were not illuminated or otherwise made to be self-luminous for visibility if necessary for use during an emergency.