Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001C Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employees were not trained on the physical, health, simple asphyxiation, combustible dust, and pyrophoric gas hazards, as well as hazards not otherwise classified, of the chemicals in the work area: (a)Custom Genetic Solutions, LLC at 40275 257th Avenue, Mitchell, SD 57301: On or about and at times prior to November 20, 2019, the employer did not ensure employees were provided training to related to the physical, health, and simple asphyxiant characteristics of liquid nitrogen. Employees filled shipper or Dewar containers daily and Chart MVE 1842P-150 Cryogenic Freezers weekly with liquid nitrogen. The employer did not provide training on the characteristics of liquid nitrogen to include the physical hazards, health hazards, and that liquid nitrogen is a simple asphyxiant. On the evening of November 20, 2019, an employee died as a result of working in an oxygen-deficient atmosphere as a result of filling bulk storage tanks with liquid nitrogen. This condition exposed employees to the hazards related to the use of liquid nitrogen in the work area.