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Iowa Drying and Processing: OSHA inspections and violations

Sibley, Iowa · Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing · NAICS 311613

3inspections
24citation items
$10,725current penalties
Feb 18, 2016last inspection

Since 2015, OSHA inspectors have visited Iowa Drying and Processing in Iowa 3 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Feb 18, 2016 after a complaint, in Sibley.

In all, OSHA issued 24 citation items: 19 serious, 2 repeat and 3 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $13,350; today they stand at $10,725, 20% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.219 (belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts), 6 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,874 penalty. Iowa Drying and Processing averages $3,575 across 3 cited inspections.

Iowa Drying and Processing: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341271997 OPENED FEB 18, 2016Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 25 employees at the site · Closed Jun 23, 2017

1020 4th Avenue, Sibley, IA 51249 · Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 88.4 - CODE OF IOWA (2015)
Serious$1,000$1,000Jul 25, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$600$600Jul 25, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(3)(i)(j) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$0$0Jul 25, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$1,000$1,000Jul 25, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$0$0Jul 25, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$1,000$1,000Jul 25, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 5a
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$600$600Jul 25, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 5b
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$0$0Jul 25, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 6a
29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(3)(i) · Asbestos in general industry
Serious$1,000$1,000Jul 25, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 6b
29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(4)(iv) · Asbestos in general industry
Serious$0$0Jul 25, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$800$800Jul 25, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Repeat$2,000$2,000Jul 25, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Repeat$0$0Jul 25, 2016Final
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1) · General requirements
Other-than-serious$100$100Jul 25, 2016Final

Inspection 340657246 OPENED MAR 26, 2015Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 37 employees at the site · Closed Aug 14, 2015

1020 4th Avenue, Sibley, IA 51249 · Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.146(f)(5) · Permit-required confined spaces
Serious$525$262Jul 7, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.146(f)(10) · Permit-required confined spaces
Serious$0$0Jul 7, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.146(f)(11) · Permit-required confined spaces
Serious$0$0Jul 7, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$100$50Jul 7, 2015Final

Inspection 340279041 OPENED JAN 26, 2015Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 33 employees at the site · Closed Aug 28, 2015

1020 4th Ave, Sibley, IA 51249 · Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.23(a)(2) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
Serious$1,250$625Jun 26, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$875$438Jun 26, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$1,250$625Jun 26, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$0$0Jun 26, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$1,250$625Jun 26, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.38(b) · Emergency action plans
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 26, 2015Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.1001 · Asbestos in general industry

29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(3)(i)

(3) Duties of employers and building and facility owners. (i) Building and facility owners shall determine the presence, location, and quantity of ACM and/or PACM at the work site. Employers and building and facility owners shall exercise due diligence in complying with these requirements to inform employers and employees about the presence and location of ACM and PACM.

29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(4)(iv)

(iv) At the entrance to mechanical rooms/areas in which employees reasonably can be expected to enter and which contain ACM and/or PACM, the building owner shall post signs which identify the material which is present, its location, and appropriate work practices which, if followed, will ensure that ACM and/or PACM will not be disturbed. The employer shall ensure, to the extent feasible, that employees who come in contact with these signs can comprehend them. Means to ensure employee comprehension may include the use of foreign languages, pictographs, graphics, and awareness training.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.146 · Permit-required confined spaces

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements

29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.38 · Emergency action plans

Other rendering and meat byproduct processing employers in Iowa

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