OSHA Inspection: HUBBARD INGREDIENTS LLC

Issued

2026-06-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-07-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2128.00 · Current $2128.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(j)(1)(i): Fixtures, lampholders, lamps, rosettes, and receptacles located had live parts normally exposed to employee contact:  At the worksite located at 9310 County Road 27 Bolckow, MO: Employees were exposed to electrical shock and fire hazards. The receptacle used to provide power to the Thermo Fisher Elemetar Rapid N Exceed and a desktop in the quality control lab was missing a cover.

Issued

2026-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $3972.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0560

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1000(a)(2): Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of carbon monoxide listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 50ppm:  At the worksite located at 9310 County Road 27 Bolckow, MO: Employees were exposed to chemical asphyxiation hazards. On January 2, 2026, employees working in the administrative office, quality control laboratory, and the oil production room were exposed to excess levels of carbon monoxide from multiple sources, including but not limited to propane heaters, a propane powered forklift, and a propane liquid transfer pump.  1. An employee was exposed to 116.8 parts per million (ppm) carbon monoxide level of air as determined by the employee's Carboxyhemoglobin (%COHb), which was 15.59% medical blood gas measurement following the employee's exposures to carbon monoxide. The 8-hour Time Weighted Average (TWA) exposure was 110.7 ppm CO (Sampling and Analytical Error SAE = 0.162), which is 2.21 times the OSHA PEL of 50 ppm CO.  2. A employee was exposed to 238.0 parts per million (ppm) carbon monoxide level of air as determined by the employee's Carboxyhemoglobin (%COHb), which was 27.26% medical blood gas measurement following the employee's exposures to carbon monoxide. The 8-hour TWA exposure was 238.0 ppm CO (Sampling and Analytical Error SAE = 0.153), which is 4.76 times the OSHA PEL of 50 ppm CO.  3. A employee was exposed to 458.6 parts per million (ppm) carbon monoxide level of air as determined by the employee's Carboxyhemoglobin (%COHb), which was 36.34% medical blood gas measurement following the employee's exposures to carbon monoxide. The 8-hour TWA exposure was 257.9 ppm CO (Sampling and Analytical Error SAE = 0.092), which is 5.16 times the OSHA PEL of 50 ppm CO.

Issued

2026-06-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-07-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3547.00 · Current $2838.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  At the worksite located at 9310 County Road 27 Bolckow, MO: Employees were exposed to chemical ingestion, inhalation, and dermal hazards. The employer did not develop, establish, and implement a written hazard communication program for employees of Hubbard Ingredients, LLC, when employees work with chemicals such as but not limited to propane, fish oils, carbon monoxide, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and meal product.

Issued

2026-06-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-07-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  At the worksite located at 9310 County Road 27 Bolckow, MO: Employees were exposed to chemical hazards. Employees were not provided effective training and information on chemicals they work with, such as but not limited to propane, fish oils, carbon monoxide, and meal product.