Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100272 G01 II Grain handling facilities.
Inspection Nr: 1663412.015
Citation: 01003
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $3,349.00
Current Penalty: $1,925.00
Issuance Date: 08/30/2023
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 2
Abatement Date: 10/27/2023
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0418400
Contest Date:
Final Order: 09/26/2023
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 09/26/2023 | $1,925.00 | 10/27/2023 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 08/30/2023 | $3,349.00 | 09/26/2023 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003 Hazard:
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.