OSHA Inspection: CENTRAL COMMODITIES

Issued

2021-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5461.00 · Current $3823.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.272(g)(1)(i): The employer did not issue a permit for entering bins, silos or tanks in the grain handling facility before the employees entered the bins, silos, or tanks:  At the worksite located at 1901 S 6th Street, St. Joseph, Missouri:  Employees were exposed to potential atmospheric, struck by and caught in hazards in that the employer did not issue a permit prior to employees entering the grain silo.

Issued

2021-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5461.00 · Current $3823.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.272(g)(1)(ii): Prior to entry, all mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment which presented a danger to employees inside grain storage structures in the grain handling facility were not disconnected, locked out and tagged out.  At the worksite located at 1901 S 6th Street, St. Joseph, Missouri:  Employees were exposed to potential mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic hazards in that equipment inside grain silos were not disconnected or locked out and tagged out.

Issued

2021-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5461.00 · Current $3823.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.272(g)(1)(iii):The atmosphere within a bin, silo, or tank in the grain handling facility was not tested for the presence of combustible gases, vapors, and toxic agents prior to employee entry:  At the worksite located at 1901 S 6th Street, St. Joseph, Missouri:  Employees were exposed to potential atmospheric hazards in that the employer did not test the air inside the bin prior to entry.

Issued

2021-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5461.00 · Current $3823.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.272(g)(1)(iv):The employer did not prohibit  "walking down grain" and similar practices where the employee walks on grain to make it flow within or out from a grain storage structure, or where an employee is on moving grain:  At the worksite located at 1901 S 6th Street, St. Joseph, Missouri:  Employees were exposed to caught in hazards when entering grain bins.  Employees were allowed to walk down the grain to assist in cleaning out the bins.

Issued

2021-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5461.00 · Current $3823.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.272(g)(2):When entering the grain handling facility bins, silos, or tanks from the top, employees did not wear a body harness with lifeline, or use a boatswain's chair that met the requirements of Subpart D, 29 CFR 1910.28(j)(a)  At the worksite located at 1901 S 6th Street, St. Joseph, Missouri:  Employees were exposed to caught in hazards associated with entering grain bins in that they were not utilizing a retrieval system.

Issued

2021-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5461.00 · Current $3823.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.272(g)(3):In the grain handling facility an observer, equipped to provide assistance, was not stationed outside the bin, silo, or tank being entered by an employee:  At the worksite located at 1901 S 6th Street, St. Joseph, Missouri:  Employees were exposed to caught in hazards associated with entering grain bins in that there was no attendant outside the bin in the event of an emergency.

Issued

2021-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5461.00 · Current $3823.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.272(m)(1)(i):Preventive maintenance procedures in the grain handling facility were not implemented to provide regularly scheduled inspections of the mechanical and safety control equipment associated with dryers, grain stream processing equipment:  At the worksite located at 1901 S 6th Street, St. Joseph, Missouri:  The employer did not have a process for regular inspections of mechanical equipment associated with grain processing such as bearings, belts and buckets, exposing employees to hazards such as fire and explosion.

Issued

2021-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5461.00 · Current $3823.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.272(m)(4):The employer did not implement procedures in the grain handling facility for the use of tags and locks which would prevent the inadvertent application of energy or motion to equipment being repaired, serviced, or adjusted, which could result in employee injury.   At the worksite located at 1901 S 6th Street, St. Joseph, Missouri:  Employees were exposed to struck by hazards in that the employer did not use locks and tags to prevent energization of equipment during routine servicing.