OSHA Inspection: SILBRICO CORPORATION

Issued

2022-05-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-06-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13052.00 · Current $12500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces.  a) On or about December 14, 2021, at the ore unloading station/elevator number 3, the employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were confined spaces, thereby exposing employees to hazards associated to include but not limited to entrapment, caught in between, and/or engulfment.

Issued

2022-05-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-06-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13052.00 · Current $12500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that employees acquired the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage and removal of energy control devices.  a) On or about December 14, 2021, at the ore unloading station/elevator number 3, the employer failed to provide adequate training for employees performing service and/or maintenance activities to ensure the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage and removal of energy control devices were acquired.  An ore unloading employee sustained fractures to the right arm,  contusions, and  lacerations to the face while attempting to clean ore with a brush from the wheel of the conveyor while it was still operating, not de-energized or locked out.

Issued

2022-05-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-06-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13052.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(d): The established procedure for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) did not cover the actions listed in and was not done in sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1)-(6):  a) On or about December 14, 2021, at the ore unloading station/elevator number 3, employees were exposed to machine hazards associated with moving parts, amputation, fracture, and laceration hazards, during servicing and maintenance duties. The failed to implement energy control application steps as the machine was not shut down or turned off to perform the servicing work (per 1910.147(d)(2) requirements). As a result, the remaining applicable energy control elements, involving machine isolation [(d)(3)], LOTO device application [(d)(4)], dissipation of residual energy [(d)(5)(i)] and verification of isolation [(d)(6)], were not implemented to protect employees from machine servicing hazards.