OSHA Inspection: CEDAR HEAD, LLC

Issued

Aug 30, 2023

Abate by

Oct 27, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $1,925 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.272(e)(2):  Employees assigned special tasks in the grain handling facility, such as bin entry, were not provided training to perform these tasks safety:  (a)  Cedar Head, LLC, 715 Enterprise Road, Colquitt, Georgia; at the grain elevator bins, on or about April 11, 2023, the employer exposed employees to engulfment hazards from stored grain, in that the employer did not provide training with regards to safely entering the bin.

Issued

Aug 30, 2023

Abate by

Oct 27, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $1,925 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.272(g)(1)(i): The employer did not issue a permit for entering bins, silos or tanks in the grain handling facility before the employees entered the bins, silos, or tanks:  (a)  Cedar Head, LLC, 715 Enterprise Road, Colquitt, Georgia; at the grain elevator bins, on or about April 11, 2023, the employer exposed employees to engulfment, atmospheric, and caught-in hazards from stored grain, air quality, and an energized auger system, in that the employer did not issue a permit or otherwise adequately evaluate the hazards prior to employees entering the bin.

Issued

Aug 30, 2023

Abate by

Oct 27, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $1,925 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.272(g)(1)(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 were not disconnected, locked out and tagged, blocked-off, or otherwise prevented from operating by other equally effective means or methods:  (a)  Cedar Head, LLC, 715 Enterprise Road, Colquitt, Georgia; at the grain elevator bins, on or about April 11, 2023, the employer exposed employees to caught-in hazards from an energized augur system, in that the employer did not disconnect, lock out and tag, block-off, or otherwise prevent the auger system from operating prior to employees entering the bin.

Issued

Aug 30, 2023

Abate by

Oct 27, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $1,925 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.272(g)(1)(iii): The atmosphere within a bin, silo, or tank in the grain handling facility was not tested for oxygen content prior to employee entry:  (a)  Cedar Head, LLC, 715 Enterprise Road, Colquitt, Georgia; at the grain elevator bins, on or about April 11, 2023, the employer exposed employees to atmospheric hazards, in that the employer did not test the oxygen content inside the bin prior to employees entering the bin.

Issued

Aug 30, 2023

Abate by

Sep 27, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $1,925 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.272(g)(1)(iv): The employer did not prohibit  "walking down grain" and similar practices where the employee walks on grain to make it flow within or out from a grain storage structure, or where an employee is on moving grain:  (a)  Cedar Head, LLC, 715 Enterprise Road, Colquitt, Georgia; at the grain elevator bins, on or about April 11, 2023, the employer exposed employees to engulfment hazards from stored grain, in that the employer allowed employees to perform a task that required them to walk on moving grain inside the bin.

Issued

Aug 30, 2023

Abate by

Sep 26, 2023

Penalty

Initial $11,162 · Current $11,162

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.272(g)(2):  When entering the grain handling facility bins, silos, or tanks from the top, employees did not wear a body harness with lifeline, or use a boatswain's chair that met the requirements of Subpart D, 29 CFR 1910.28:  (a)  Cedar Head, LLC, 715 Enterprise Road, Colquitt, Georgia; at the grain elevator bins, on or about April 11, 2023, the employer exposed employees to engulfment hazards from stored grain, in that the employer did not ensure that the body harness and lifeline were of appropriate length to prevent engulfment while employees were inside the bin.

Issued

Aug 30, 2023

Abate by

Oct 27, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $1,925 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.272(g)(4): The employer did not provide equipment for rescue operations, which was specifically suited for the bin, silo, or tank being entered:  (a)  Cedar Head, LLC, 715 Enterprise Road, Colquitt, Georgia; at the grain elevator bins, on or about April 11, 2023, the employer exposed employees to engulfment hazards from stored grain, in that the employer did not provide any rescue equipment for an employee entering the bin.

Issued

Aug 30, 2023

Abate by

Oct 27, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $1,925 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.272(g)(5): The employee acting as an observer for bin, tank, or silo entry operations in the grain handling facility was not trained in rescue procedures, including notification methods for obtaining additional assistance:  (a)  Cedar Head, LLC, 715 Enterprise Road, Colquitt, Georgia; at the grain elevator bins, on or about April 11, 2023, the employer exposed employees to engulfment hazards from stored grain, in that the employer did not provide training in rescue procedures for an employee acting as an observer while other employees were entering the bin.

Issued

Aug 30, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $1,925 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.39(a)(1):  The employer did not report within 8-hours the death of an employee resulting from a work-related incident:   (a) Cedar Head, LLC, 715 Enterprise Road, Colquitt, Georgia; The employer failed to report a work related fatality that occurred on April 11, 2023 to OSHA within eight  (8) hours.