OSHA Inspection: BEVERLY FEED AND EQUIPMENT INC.

Issued

2014-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $640.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.110(f)(6)(ii): Containers shall be in a suitable enclosure or otherwise protected against tampering.  a.     At the rear of the mill where cylinders of liquid petroleum were located or stored, the employer did not place the cylinders in a secure enclosure and protected from tampering thereby exposing employees to a fire hazard.

Issued

2014-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1280.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).    a.     On the site where employees operated powered industrial trucks to unlosd trucks and move materials around the yard, the employer did not provide powered industrisal truck training on the safe operation of the forklifts thereby exposing employees to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

2014-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii): Training shall consist of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace.  a.     On the site where powered industrial trucks were operated to load and unload trucks, the employer did not provide training on the safe operation of the powered industrial trucks to include classroom training, written test and obstacle test thereby exposing employees to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

2014-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $1600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i): Where both runs of horizontal belts are seven (7) feet or less from the floor level, the guard shall extend to at least fifteen (15) inches above the belt or to a standard height, except that where both runs of a horizontal belt are 42 inches or less from the floor, the belt shall be fully enclosed in accordance with paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section.  a.  On the second floor of the mill, the belts and pulleys on the front of the grinder were not completely enclosed with a guard, thereby exposing employees to a caught-in hazard.  b.  At the rear of the mill beside the batch dryer, the belt and pulley to auger was not fully enclosed with a guard, thereby exposing employees to a caught-in hazard.      The Beverly Feed and Equipment Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(I), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 564218, citation number 1, item number 8(a) and was affirmed as a final order on October 17, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at 19705 State Route 60, Beverly, Ohio 45715.

Issued

2014-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $160.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv): The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, including an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employees can obtain and use the appropriate hazard information.  a.     On the site where employees used chemicals such as, but not limited to, propane and other fuels, the employer did not provide training on the new SDS sheets and the labeling under the Hazard Communication standard.