OSHA Inspection: GRASSLAND DAIRY PRODUCTS, INC.

Issued

2018-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10163.00 · Current $6100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(7)(i): A space classified by the employer as permit-required confined space was reclassified as a non-permit confined space when all hazards within the space were not eliminated without entry into the space:    (a) Butter manufacturing lines; Mechanical hazards of screw augers in the boat section were not isolated while operators reached into the confined space to draw samples.

Issued

2018-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(7)(iii): The employer did not document the basis for determining that all hazards in a permit space had been eliminated, through a written certification that contained the date, the location of the space, and the signature of the person making the determination:  (a) Butter manufacturing lines; The employer did not maintain written certification identifying the basis for determining that all hazards in the permit required space of the butter boat section were eliminated prior to entry for drawing samples.

Issued

2018-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3)(iii): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations, including isolating the permit space:  (a) Butter manufacturing lines; The procedures and practices required for safe permit space entry were not used to isolate mechanical hazards in the boat section while operators reached into the confined space to draw product samples.

Issued

2018-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-09-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12195.00 · Current $7315.00 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:    Guarding was not provided for rotating parts and pinch points.    (a) Butter packaging area; Guarding was not provided to prevent access to rotating parts from the bottom side of spiral conveyors on the quarter stick packaging lines.    (b) Spreadable butter packaging area; Guarding was not provided to prevent accessing pinch points from the in-feed side of a Robocaser.

Issued

2018-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-09-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2): Guard(s) on machine(s) were not affixed to the machine or secured elsewhere when attachment to the machine was not possible:  (a) Butter packaging area; Guards were not securely affixed on butter packaging machines.