OSHA Inspection: U.S. MINERALS INC.

Issued

2019-03-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11669.00 · Current $5835.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.29(b)(2): The employer did not ensure that midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members, solid panels, or equivalent intermediate members were installed between the walking-working surface and the top edge of the guardrail system as follows when there was not a wall or parapet that was at least 21 inches (53 cm) high:    The employer did not ensure that a midrail, screen, mesh, intermediate vertical members, solid panels or equivalent intermediate members were installed on an approximately 8 foot high walking-working surface to protect employees from falling to a lower level.        U.S. Minerals LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.23(c)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 918329, citation number 02, item number 01 and was affirmed as a final order on 09-08-2014, with respect to a workplace located at 11000 Baldwin Road, in Baldwin Illinois.

Issued

2019-03-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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  The employer's written energy control procedures did not specifically identify how to test the wet plant conveyors to verify the effectiveness of a lockout device.