OSHA Inspection: THE SCOULAR COMPANY

Issued

Sep 19, 2023

Penalty

Initial $15,625 · Current $9,333 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.28(b)(1)(i):(1) Unprotected sides and edges.  (i) Except as provided elsewhere in this section, the employer must ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the following: Guard rails, Safety Nets, or Personal Fall Protection.  a. At 9297 97 Ln, Live Oak, Florida, in the Feed Loading Building:  On or about May 10, 2023, the employer exposed three employees  seven-feet to twenty-three-feet fall hazards from the Tender Blender Mixer cover, in that the employees were not protected by a fall protection system when working on the mixing blender.

Issued

Sep 19, 2023

Penalty

Initial $15,625 · Current $9,333 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(8):Energy isolation. Lockout or tagout shall be performed only by the authorized employees who are performing the servicing or maintenance.  a. At 9297 97 Ln, Live Oak, Florida, in the Feed Loading Building:  On or about May 10, 2023, the employer exposed three employees to an amputation hazard, in that the  employees clearing jams on the Tender Blender Mixer did not apply lock out to the equipment themselves to prevent energization of the mixing paddle before entering the mixer hazard area.

Issued

Sep 19, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(f)(3)(i):When servicing and/or maintenance is performed by a crew, craft, department or other group, they shall utilize a procedure which affords the employees a level of protection equivalent to that provided by the implementation of a personal lockout or tagout device.  a. At 9297 97 Ln, Live Oak, Florida, in the Feed Loading Building:  On or about May 10, 2023, the employer exposed three employees to amputation hazards, in that three employees were taking turns cleaning inside the hazard area of the Tender Blender Mixer without each employee having the protection of a personal lockout device to protect them from energization of the mixing paddle.

Issued

Sep 19, 2023

Abate by

Oct 16, 2023

Penalty

Initial $15,625 · Current $9,333 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.151(b): In the absence of an infirmary, clinic, or hospital in near proximity to the workplace which is used for the treatment of all injured employees, a person or persons shall be adequately trained to render first aid. Adequate first aid supplies shall be readily available.  a. At 9297 97 Ln, Live Oak, Florida, in the Feed Loading Building:  On or about May 10, 2023, the employer exposed employees to amputation hazards from machinery, and the employer had not trained personnel to render First Aid at the feed mill.   The feed mill was not in close proximity to a treatment facility.