Text For Citation: 03 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(i): The employer did not ensure each employee was protected from falling through any hole that was 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower lever by one or more of the following: The employer is failing to prevent employee exposure to fall hazards associated with grain bin entry to include cleaning activities. The condition was most recently observed on January 2, 2018, at 5755 S Hoover Rd., Wichita, Kansas. Employees placing the mechanical shovel equipment into bin 1100 were exposed to fall hazards of up to approximately one hundred (100) feet in that fall protection was not used when the grating was removed from the floor opening. Gavilon Grain, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.23(a)(3)(ii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 725042, citation number 1, item number 2, and was affirmed as a final order on 04/21/2014, with respect to a workplace located at 5755 S Hoover Rd., Wichita, Kansas 67216.