Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 006A Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.272(m)(1)(i): Preventive maintenance procedures in the grain handling facility were not implemented to provide regularly scheduled inspections of the mechanical and safety control equipment associated with dryers, grain stream processing (such as hammer mills, grinders, and pulverizers), dust collection equipment including filter collectors, and bucket elevators: (a) North and South Plant; On or about April 17, 2024, inspection of equipment such as, but not limited to, the dryers, grain stream processing equipment, and dust collection systems primarily included visual checks and greasing of equipment. Preventative maintenance inspection, testing, and replacement per manufacturer's specifications per mechanical (i.e. belts, bearings, knives, etc.) and safety control equipment (i.e. temperature, pressure, level sensors; proximity switches; magnetic systems; etc.) was not provided for equipment including, but not limited to, the following: a. Bucket elevators b. Hammer mills c. Pulverizers d. Roller mills e. Conveyors f. Dryers g. Cutters h. Dust collection systems (i.e. chemical suppression (color sorter & cutting plant), filter changes) including, but not limited to, the following: North Plant - Color Sorting Roof - CamCorp Dust Collector - Cutting Plant - 2nd floor - Torit (s/n 243478) Dust Collector - QC Roof - 2nd Floor - MAC (90-FMCF-10-012) and the Buhler (54960837) Dust Collectors - QC Packing - 2nd Floor - MAC (99-ARF-1) Dust Collector - QC 4th Floor - MAC (88725-001-1) and Buhler (10-337-669) Flour Dust Collectors South Plant - Old Warehouse - Sacking Room - 2nd Floor Dust Collector - New Warehouse - Fiber Room Dust Collector (112320) - New Warehouse - Barley Room Dust Collector - Shop Roof - Cleaning Pneumafil (18872) Dust Collector - Shop Roof - Destoner Camcorp (5587-1) Dust Collector - Cleaning Plant - 3rd Floor Torit (BB5981) Dust Collector - Grinding Plant - Hammer Mill Torit (BB-3652) Dust Collector - Front Dust Collector Pneumafil (Model 13.2) i. Magnehelic inspections per dust collection systems; j. Inspection of pneumatic conveying to include dust collector systems and ducting (i.e. elbows, etc.) per dust accumulation. Maintenance procedures for removing product build up in the ducting, dust collector, and other equipment; k. Maintenance and repair on closed conveyance systems (i.e. leaking spouts, ducting; worn-out gaskets; and other emission sources).