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GREENFIELD, MO —

OSHA Inspection: PENNINGTON SEED COMPANY

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of PENNINGTON SEED COMPANY in ROUTE #1, GREENFIELD, MO 65661 (NAICS 111421). OSHA activity number 345941728.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment
PENNINGTON SEED COMPANY
Site address
ROUTE #1
City
GREENFIELD
State
MO
ZIP
65661
Mailing
P.O. BOX 338, GREENFIELD, MO 65661

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B

When did the case open and close?

Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded

Establishment context

NAICS code
111421
Employees
178
Ownership type
A

Citations

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.29 B01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $9324.00 · Current $5594.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.29(b)(1):29 CFR 1910.29(b)(1): The employer did not ensure that  guardrail systems met the requirement that the top edge height of top rails, or equivalent guardrail system members, that are 42 inches (107 cm), plus or minus 3 inches (8 cm), above the walking-working surface. The top edge height may exceed 45 inches (114 cm), provided the guardrail system meets all other criteria of paragraph (b) of this section:  Employees are exposed to a fall hazard.  The employer did not provide a guardrail with a top rail height of 42 inches plus or minus 3 inches.  The guardrail was discovered  on the mulch mixer in the mulch department exposing employees to a fall distance of 5 feet 9 inches.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $5594.4
  • — Z (S) $9324

1910.29 B02 I

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.29(b)(2)(i): 29 CFR 1910.29(b)(2)(i): The employer did not ensure that guardrails met the requirement that midrails are installed at a height midway between the top edge of the guardrail system and the walking-working surface:  Employees are exposed to a fall hazard.  The employer did not provide a guardrail with a midrail.  The guardrail was discovered  on the mulch mixer in the mulch department exposing employees to a fall distance of 5 feet 9 inches.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.212 A02

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $9324.00 · Current $5594.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(2):Guard(s) on machine(s) were not affixed to the machine or secured elsewhere when attachment to the machine was not possible:  Employees are exposed to possible amputations from a caught in hazard.  Mixer operators in the mulch department are exposed to moving parts of the mixer.  The auger of the mixer does not have a permanent guard secured over the mixer, an area of 50 inches long by 45 inches wide.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $5594.4
  • — Z (S) $9324

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Source

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 345941728.