Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces: On or about March 28th, 2024, employees engaged in grain handling operations located at 1012 Laramie Ave, Hemingford, Nebraska 69348 were exposed to asphyxiation and acute respiratory illness hazards while working within spaces containing potentially hazardous atmospheres when the employer failed to evaluate workspaces to determine if they were permit-required confined spaces prior to requiring employee entry. These spaces include but are not limited to: 1.) Pit A , which contains a potentially hazardous atmosphere due to the gaseous products of fermentation and decomposition of wet grain and grain dust. 2.) Pit B, which contains a potentially hazardous atmosphere due to the gaseous products of fermentation and decomposition of wet grain and grain dust. 3.) Pit 2, which contains a potentially hazardous atmosphere due to the gaseous products of fermentation and decomposition of wet grain and grain dust. 4.) Pit 3, which contains a potentially hazardous atmosphere due to phosphine gas and the gaseous products of fermentation and decomposition of wet grain and grain dust.