OSHA Inspection: TRINITY AG, LLC

Issued

Jul 9, 2024

Abate by

Aug 2, 2024

Penalty

Initial $12,421 · Current $8,695 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.272(e)(1):The employer did not provide training to employees at least annually, new employees prior to starting work, and when changes in job assignments would expose them to new hazards in the grain handling facilities:   In the McPherson/#1 grain bin, employee(s) performing housekeeping activities were exposed to amputation hazards. The employer did not provide initial training to new employee(s) prior to entering grain bins. Instance of failure as a result of inadequate or lack of training include but are not limited to:  1. Failure to recognize the potential for atmospheric hazards and requirement to test the air quality of a grain bin prior to entering.  2. Failure to perform either entrant or attendant related duties during grain bin entry. 3. Failure to recognize the requirement to lock out the sweeper and auger to prevent mechanical hazards during grain bin entry.  4.  Failure to recognize the requirement of the bin entry team to fill out a bin entry permit that needs to be reviewed and made available to the entry team throughout the bin entry.

Issued

Jul 9, 2024

Penalty

Initial $12,421 · Current $0 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 oxygen content prior to employee entry:   On or about April 26, 2024 and at times prior, employee(s) performing housekeeping activities In the McPherson/#1 grain bin  were exposed to amputation and asphyxiation hazards. The employer did not require a bin entry permit prior to employees entering the grain bin.

Issued

Jul 9, 2024

Penalty

Initial $12,421 · Current $12,421

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:  In the McPherson/#1 grain bin, employee(s) performing housekeeping activities were exposed to amputation hazards. The employer did not lock out the auger or sweeper prior to employees entering the grain bin.

Issued

Jul 9, 2024

Penalty

Initial $12,421 · Current $6,211 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:  In the McPherson/#1 grain bin, employee(s) performing housekeeping activities were exposed to amputation hazards. The employer did not keep an observer stationed outside of the grain bin to monitor the entrant.