Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees from hazards of being struck by falling steel storage racks and/or components of the steel storage racks, including any materials stored on the racks: a) Feed Plant Warehouse, Rack System - Steel storage racks located throughout the warehouse were not evaluated and placarded with the maximum permissible load exposing employees to struck by hazards, on or about October 11, 2023. b) Feed Plant Warehouse, Rack 36 - Rack columns were not anchored to the floor with anchor bolts exposing employees to struck by hazards while loading and unloading material from the storage rack, on or about October 11, 2023. c) Feed Plant Warehouse, Rack 63 - Rack columns were not anchored to the floor with anchor bolts exposing employees to struck by hazards while loading and unloading material from the storage rack, on or about October 11, 2023. d) Feed Plant Warehouse, Rack 63 - Two of the four upright posts were visibly damaged and bent and the racks strength and stability were not reevaluated, exposing employees struck by hazards, on or about October 11, 2023. e) Feed Plant Warehouse, Unlabeled Rack in Aisle 1 (South end) - One of the upright posts was visibly damaged and bent and the racks strength and stability were not reevaluated, exposing employees to a struck by hazards, on or about October 11, 2023. f) Feed Plant Warehouse, Rack 19 - One of the upright posts was visibly damaged and bent and the racks strength and stability were not reevaluated, exposing employees to struck by hazards, on or about October 11, 2023. g) Feed Plant Warehouse, Rack 36 - One of the upright posts was visibly damaged and bent and the racks strength and stability were not reevaluated, exposing employees to struck by hazards, on or about October 11, 2023. h) Feed Plant Warehouse, Rack System - The employer failed to regularly inspect steel storage racks for damage, exposing employees to struck by hazards, on or about October 11, 2023. i) Feed Plant Warehouse, Pallets - The employer failed to ensure that all pallets were maintained in a good, safe, operating condition, and properly placed onto pallet load support members. Several pallets were damaged, overhung the horizontal rack beams, and were double stacked, exposing employees to struck by hazards, on or about October 11, 2023. Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.