OSHA Inspection: PEACE VALLEY PRODUCTS, INC.

Issued

2023-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-05-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4465.00 · Current $3349.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.141(a)(3)(i):Places of employment were not kept clean to the extent that the nature of the work allowed:  a.) On or about January 25, 2022, in the warehouse, employees were walking and working/operating industrial machinery, such as the granulator, during which the walkways, stairways, floors, walking-working surfaces were covered with spilled fertilizer granules exposing employees to slip, trip and fall hazards.

Issued

2023-04-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6250.00 · Current $4688.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(4): Revolving drum(s), barrel(s), or container(s) were not guarded by enclosure(s) which were interlocked with the drive mechanism so that the barrel(s), drum(s), or container(s) could not revolve unless the enclosure(s) were in place:   a.) On or about January 25, 2022, in the warehouse, employees were exposed to amputation and struck by hazards, in that, the granulator machine's rotating drum was not guarded and did not have an enclosure to prevent employees from having any part of their body in the danger zone while the machine is operating.