POCAHONTAS, AR —
OSHA Inspection: BLACK RIVER COMMODITIES, LLC
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of BLACK RIVER COMMODITIES, LLC in 910 TOWNSEND DRIVE, POCAHONTAS, AR 72455 (NAICS 311212). OSHA activity number 347485526.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BLACK RIVER COMMODITIES, LLC
- Site address
- 910 TOWNSEND DRIVE
- City
- POCAHONTAS
- State
- AR
- ZIP
- 72455
- Mailing
- 910 TOWNSEND DRIVE, POCAHONTAS, AR 72455
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 311212
- Employees
- 50
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- Oct 24, 2024
- Abate by
- Nov 20, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,839 · Current $4,839
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use: On or about May 15, 2024, and times prior thereto, the employer did not have a written respiratory protection program for employees required to wear elastomeric and N95 tight-fitting respirators when performing grain storage, cleaning, and drying activities.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $4839
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Oct 24, 2024
- Abate by
- Nov 20, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: On or about May 15, 2024, and times prior thereto, inside of the rice grain bins, employees performing grain storage, cleaning, and drying activities were required to wear elastomeric and N95 tight-fitting respirators, without a medical evaluation.
Recent events (2)
- — P (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Oct 24, 2024
- Abate by
- Nov 20, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator: On or about May 15, 2024, and at times prior thereto, inside of the rice bins, employees required to clean the bins using brooms and shovels were provided and required to wear elastomeric and N95 tight-fitting respirators, without being fit tested prior to initial use.
Recent events (2)
- — P (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 G01 I A
- Issued
- Oct 24, 2024
- Abate by
- Nov 20, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function: On or about May 15, 2024, and times prior thereto, inside rice bins, employees required to clean rice bins had facial hair while wearing elastomeric respirators.
Recent events (2)
- — P (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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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 347485526.
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