| Inspection Type |
Complaint
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| Scope |
Partial
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| Safety/Health |
Health
|
| Close Conference |
2017-07-13
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| Case Closed |
2017-10-12
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Related Activity
| Type |
Complaint |
| Activity Nr |
1235123 |
| Health |
Yes |
|
| Type |
Inspection |
| Activity Nr |
1246326 |
| Safety |
Yes |
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Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 C02 I |
| Issuance Date |
2017-08-25 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-10-13 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-09-25 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): The employer determined that any voluntary respirator use is permissible, and the employer did not provide the respirator users with the information contained in Appendix D to this section ("Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard") a) On or about July 10, 2017 or prior thereto: The employer is distributing N95 respirators to employees for voluntary use to protect employees from inhaling alfalfa dust, and Appendix D of the OSHA respirator standard has not been provided. NOTE: Abatement certification is required for this item. |
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| Citation ID |
01002 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 D01 III |
| Issuance Date |
2017-08-25 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-09-25 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; this evaluation shall include a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazard(s) and an identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form. a) On or about July 10, 2017 or prior thereto: The employer did not evaluate the workplace for alfalfa dust exposure as respirable and total dust. OSHA sampling on July 13, 2017 was conducted for respirable and total dust. Neither sample was over the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) for total or respirable dust for the period sampled. NOTE: Abatement certification is not required for this item. |
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| Inspection Type |
Complaint
|
| Scope |
Partial
|
| Safety/Health |
Safety
|
| Close Conference |
2017-07-10
|
| Emphasis |
N: DUSTEXPL
|
| Case Closed |
2017-10-12
|
Related Activity
| Type |
Complaint |
| Activity Nr |
1235123 |
| Health |
Yes |
|
| Type |
Inspection |
| Activity Nr |
1245682 |
| Health |
Yes |
|
Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100303 G02 I |
| Issuance Date |
2017-08-25 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-08-31 |
| Current Penalty |
1358.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2716.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-09-18 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i). a) On or about July 10, 2017 or prior thereto: Wolfe Pac Pellets, LLC in Mountain Home, ID did not ensure that live parts of a 480V circuit breaker panel were guarded against accidental contact, exposing employees to electrical hazards. The dead front to the Shaker Waste Auger had been removed as well as restart buttons on doors of other panels. NOTE: Abatement certification IS required for this item. |
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| Citation ID |
01001B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100305 D02 |
| Issuance Date |
2017-08-25 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-08-31 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-09-18 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.305(d)(2): Panelboard enclosures. Panelboards shall be mounted in cabinets, cutout boxes, or enclosures designed for the purpose and shall be dead front. However, panelboards other than the dead front externally-operable type are permitted where accessible only to qualified persons. (a) On or about July 10, 2017 or prior thereto: Wolfe Pac Pellets, LLC in Mountain Home, ID exposed an employee to electrical hazards when a dead front was removed from a panelboard of a 480V circuit breaker panel to access the Shaker Waste Auger. NOTE: Abatement certification IS required for this item. |
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| Citation ID |
01002 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19100147 C06 I |
| Issuance Date |
2017-08-25 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-10-13 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-09-18 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed. a) On or about July 10, 2017 or prior thereto: Wolfe Pac Pellets, LLC in Mountain Home, ID did not ensure that periodic inspection of the energy control procedures were conducted at least annually. NOTE: Abatement certification IS required for this item. |
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