PINE BLUFF, AR —
OSHA Inspection: PLANTERS COTTON OIL MILL, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of PLANTERS COTTON OIL MILL, INC. in 2901 PLANTERS DR, PINE BLUFF, AR 71601 (NAICS 311224). OSHA activity number 347935504.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PLANTERS COTTON OIL MILL, INC.
- Site address
- 2901 PLANTERS DR
- City
- PINE BLUFF
- State
- AR
- ZIP
- 71601
- Mailing
- 2901 PLANTERS DR, PINE BLUFF, AR 71601
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 311224
- Employees
- 80
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.22 A01
- Issued
- May 28, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $4,965 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1):29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that all places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces are kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition. a) On or about December 13, 2024, employees were performing cotton seed pelletizing in the Shipping/Meal Loading building where lint from the pelletizing process was not cleaned from floors, machine surfaces, and structures.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $4965
1910.23 C10
- Issued
- May 28, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $6,620 · Current $3,972 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(10): The employer did not ensure that the top of a non-self-supporting ladder is placed so that both side rails are supported, unless the ladder is equipped with a single support attachment. a) On or about December 13, 2024, employees were performing cotton seed pelletizing in the Shipping/Meal Loading building where a ladder on a Geelen Counterflow (Cooler) was placed vertically so that top was not supported.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3972
- — Z (S) $6620
1910.147 C04 II B
- Issued
- May 28, 2025
- Abate by
- Jun 24, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $8,276 · Current $4,966 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(B): The energy control procedure did not clearly and specifically specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy: a) On or about December 13, 2024, employees were performing cotton seed pelletizing in the Shipping/Meal Loading building where the energy control procedure for the Andritz Pellet Mill did not have specific procedural steps on what energy sources to isolate or block.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4965.6
- — Z (S) $8276
1910.147 C04 II C
- Issued
- May 28, 2025
- Abate by
- Jun 24, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(C): The energy control procedure did not clearly and specifically outline the steps for placement, removal and transfer of lockout devices or tagout devices and the responsibility for them: a) On or about December 13, 2024, employees were performing cotton seed pelletizing in the Shipping/Meal Loading building where the energy control procedure for the Andritz Pellet Mill had general instructions on the placement of lockout devices.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.147 C04 II D
- Issued
- May 28, 2025
- Abate by
- Jun 24, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(D): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the requirements for testing a machine or equipment to determine and verify the effectiveness of lockout devices, tagout devices, and other energy control , measures: a) On or about December 13, 2024, employees were performing cotton seed pelletizing in the Shipping/Meal Loading building where the energy control procedure for the Andritz Pellet Mill did not have steps on how to verify the effectiveness of lockout devices.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- May 28, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $11,585 · Current $6,951 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: a) On or about December 11, 2024, in the shipping department; employees were performing cotton seed husk pelletizing where the lint cyclone rotary valve was not guarded.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6951
- — Z (S) $11585
1910.147 C05 II B
- Issued
- May 28, 2025
- Abate by
- Jun 24, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(ii)(B): Lockout and tagout devices were not standardized within the facility in at least one of the following criteria: color; shape; or size: a) On or about December 13, 2024, employees performing lockout used non-standard locks that varied in color from the standardized red used at the mill.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $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 347935504.
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