OSHA Inspection: TOPFLIGHT GRAIN COOPERATIVE, INC.

Issued

2023-02-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $156259.00 · Current $123259.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.28(b)(6)(i):  The employer does not ensure that each employee less than 4 feet (1.2 m) above dangerous equipment is protected from falling into or onto the dangerous equipment by a guardrail system or a travel restraint system, unless the equipment is covered or guarded to eliminate the hazard:  Topflight Grain Cooperative, Inc. - Atlanta, Illinois:  The employer does not ensure each employee is protected from the hazard of falling onto a paddled conveyor through Sump Hole #1 in Grain Bin #10.  This violation most recently occurred on or about August 15, 2022, when three employees were each exposed to fall hazards onto dangerous equipment through Sump Hole #1 in Grain Bin #10 while performing final clean out in Grain Bin #10.

Issued

2023-02-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $156259.00 · Current $123259.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.28(b)(6)(i):  The employer does not ensure that each employee less than 4 feet (1.2 m) above dangerous equipment is protected from falling into or onto the dangerous equipment by a guardrail system or a travel restraint system, unless the equipment is covered or guarded to eliminate the hazard:  Topflight Grain Cooperative, Inc. - Atlanta, Illinois:  The employer does not ensure each employee is protected from the hazard of falling onto a paddled conveyor through Sump Hole #2 in Grain Bin #10.  This violation most recently occurred on or about August 15, 2022, when three employees were each exposed to fall hazards onto dangerous equipment through Sump Hole #2 in Grain Bin #10 while performing final clean out in Grain Bin #10.

Issued

2023-02-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $156259.00 · Current $122259.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.28(b)(6)(i):  The employer does not ensure that each employee less than 4 feet (1.2 m) above dangerous equipment is protected from falling into or onto the dangerous equipment by a guardrail system or a travel restraint system, unless the equipment is covered or guarded to eliminate the hazard:  Topflight Grain Cooperative, Inc. - Atlanta, Illinois:  The employer does not ensure each employee is protected from the hazard of falling onto a paddled conveyor through Sump Hole #3 in Grain Bin #10.  This violation most recently occurred on or about August 15, 2022, when three employees were each exposed to fall hazards onto dangerous equipment through Sump Hole #3 in Grain Bin #10 while performing final clean out in Grain Bin #10.

Issued

2023-02-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $156259.00 · Current $26313.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(g)(J)(ii): Prior to entry, all mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment which presented a danger to employees inside grain storage structures in the grain handling facility are not disconnected, locked out and tagged, blocked-off, or otherwise prevented from operating by other equally effective means or methods:   a. Topflight Grain Cooperative, Inc. - Atlanta, Illinois: The employer did not ensure that hazardous energy sources-associated with Grain Bin #10 were deenergized, locked out, blocked off, or prevented from operating. The outside leg distributor was not locked out which could create struck-by and engulfment hazards if not completed prior to employee entry. This violation most recently occurred on or about August 15, 2022, while employees were performing final clean out in Grain Bin# 10.

Issued

2023-02-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4910.00 · Current $4910.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.272(g)(1)(iii): The atmosphere within a bin, silo, or tank in the grain handling facility is not tested for oxygen content prior to employee entry:   Topflight Grain Cooperative, Inc. - Atlanta, Illinois:  The employer does not ensure that the oxygen content in Grain Bin #10 is tested prior to employee entry.  This violation most recently occurred on or about August 15, 2022, while employees were performing final clean out in Grain Bin #10.  TOPFLIGHT GRAIN COOPERATIVE, INC. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD, 1910.272(G)(1)(III), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 1522382, CITATION NUMBER  3, ITEM NUMBER 1 AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON MARCH 28, 2022, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 106 SOUTH MAIN, PIERSON STATION, ILLINOIS 61929.