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OSHA Inspection: BORTNICK DAIRY, LLC

Complaint inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of BORTNICK DAIRY, LLC in 21810 PALMER ROAD, CONNEAUTVILLE, PA 16406 (NAICS 112120). OSHA activity number 344910864.

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Establishment
BORTNICK DAIRY, LLC
Site address
21810 PALMER ROAD
City
CONNEAUTVILLE
State
PA
ZIP
16406
Mailing
21810 PALMER ROAD, CONNEAUTVILLE, PA 16406
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
112120
Employees
50
Ownership type
A

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.1200 E01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 50 exposed
Issued
Sep 30, 2020
Abate by
Nov 18, 2020
Penalty
Initial $4,588 · Current $1,000 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: (Agriculture Reference: 1928.21(a)(5)):    A.)  Bortnick Dairy, LLC., Various areas throughout the farm, on or about September 2nd, 2020 and times prior thereto:  Employees worked with and around hazardous substances including, but not limited to, formaldehyde, diesel fuel, and iodine during dairy farming operations onsite.  A written hazard communication program had not been developed and implemented.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED:  Abatement certification is required within 10 days after the abatement date noted on the citation (see below).  This certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date abatement was completed, method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (3)
  • · F (S) $1000
  • · C (S) $4588
  • · Z (S) $4588

1910.1200 H01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 50 exposed
Issued
Sep 30, 2020
Abate by
Nov 18, 2020
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: (Agriculture Reference: 1928.21(a)(5))   A.)  Bortnick Dairy, LLC., Various areas throughout the farm, on or about September 2nd, 2020 and times prior thereto:  Employees worked with and around hazardous substances including, but not limited to, formaldehyde, diesel fuel, and iodine during dairy farming operations onsite.  The employer did not provide hazard communication training for all employees who worked with and around hazardous substances.      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED:  Abatement certification is required within 10 days after the abatement date noted on the citation (see below).  This certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date abatement was completed, method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (3)
  • · F (S) $0
  • · C (S) $0
  • · Z (S) $0

1910.1200 G01

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 50 exposed
Issued
Sep 30, 2020
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they used:    A.)  Bortnick Dairy, LLC., Various areas throughout the farm, on or about September 2nd, 2020 and times prior thereto:  Employees worked with and around hazardous substances including, but not limited to, formaldehyde, diesel fuel, and iodine during dairy farming operations onsite.  The employer did not make available Safety Data Sheets for hazardous substances including, but not limited to formaldehyde, diesel fuel and iodine.      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED:   Abatement certification is required within 10 days after the abatement date noted on the citation (see below).  This certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date abatement was completed, method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (3)
  • · F (S) $0
  • · C (S) $0
  • · Z (S) $0

1928.57 C02 I

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Sep 30, 2020
Abate by
Oct 27, 2020
Penalty
Initial $4,588 · Current $2,000 Reduced
29 CFR 1928.57(c)(2)(i): The mesh or nip-points of all power driven gears, belts, chains, sheaves, pulleys, sprockets and idlers were not guarded:     A.)  Bortnick Dairy, LLC., Dry barn manure pit area, on or about September 2nd, 2020 and times prior thereto:  Employees were exposed to caught-in hazards while working with/around the power transmission components associated with the manure pit agitation system.  The chain and sprocket and belt and pulley associated with the power transmission of the farmstead equipment were not guarded to protect employees from potential caught-in hazards.
Recent events (3)
  • · F (S) $2000
  • · C (S) $4588
  • · Z (S) $4588

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