Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100272 G02 Grain handling facilities.
Inspection Nr: 1420024.015
Citation: 01003A
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 01/31/2020 2
Initial Penalty: $9,282.00
Current Penalty: $9,282.00
Issuance Date: 01/02/2020
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 3
Related Event Code (REC): A
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0627100
Contest Date:
Final Order: 01/23/2020
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 01/23/2020 | $9,282.00 | 01/31/2020 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 01/02/2020 | $9,282.00 | 01/31/2020 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003A Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.272(g)(2): When entering the grain handling facility bins, silos, or tanks from a level at or above the level of the stored grain or when an employee walk or stand on or inside stored grain at a depth which poses an engulfment hazard, employees did not wear a body harness with lifeline, or use a boatswain's chair that met the requirements of Subpart D, 29 CFR 1910.28(j)(a) Employees were exposed to asphyxiation hazards from grain engulfment when entering a bin containing 10,000 bushels of soybeans from a side door where the possibility of engulfment hazards existed without a body harness or a boatswain's chair.