OSHA Inspection: JERSEY FARMERS ELEVATOR INC

Issued

2023-05-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2679.00 · Current $1607.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each employee be protected from tripping into or stepping into or through any hole that is less than 4 feet (1.2 m) above a lower level by covers or guardrail systems:  On or about February 10, 2023, there was an unprotected 12-inch by 12-inch square hole, approximately 3 feet deep, located in the Milling Room next to a grain milling machine.

Issued

2023-05-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $2009.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(j)(1): The employer did not develop and implement a written housekeeping program that established the frequency and the method(s) determined best to reduce accumulations of fugitive grain dust on ledges, floors, equipment, and other expose:   On or about February 10, 2023, the employer did not develop and implement a written housekeeping program that established the frequency and the methods to reduce accumulations of fugitive grain dust on ledges, floors, equipment, and ceilings.

Issued

2023-05-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-11-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3349.00 · Current $2009.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c): Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations were not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location:  On or about February 10, 2023, 15 electrical boxes, and an electrical switch were not intrinsically safe, and approved for the milling room which was a Class II location.