ST Feed Mill, LLC: OSHA Violations and Fines, Navasota TX

OSHA has inspected ST Feed Mill, LLC 2 times in Texas since 2014.

The latest one began on Aug 24, 2016 to follow up on an earlier case, in Navasota.

Those inspections ended with 31 citation items: 25 serious, 3 repeat and 3 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $150,011 and now stand at $80,814, 46% lower after settlements or reviews.

Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts comes up most often in these citations: 6 items under 1910.219.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,872, and ST Feed Mill, LLC averages $45,954 (1 cited inspection).

Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341726933 OPENED AUG 24, 2016Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Health · 47 employees at the site · Closed Mar 13, 2017

7963 Allen Farm Road, Navasota, TX 77868 · Other Animal Food Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause	Serious	$9,603	$0	Dec 20, 2016	Final
Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes	Serious	$6,859	$4,311	Dec 20, 2016	Final
Citation 1, item 3a 29 CFR 1910.27(c)(4) · Fixed ladders	Serious	$6,859	$6,859	Dec 20, 2016	Final
Citation 1, item 3b 29 CFR 1910.27(d)(2)(i) · Fixed ladders	Serious	$5,487	$0	Dec 20, 2016	Final
Citation 1, item 3c 29 CFR 1910.27(d)(3) · Fixed ladders	Serious	$6,859	$0	Dec 20, 2016	Final
Citation 1, item 6 29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1) · Noise	Serious	$9,603	$4,800	Dec 20, 2016	Final
Citation 1, item 7 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding	Serious	$6,859	$4,311	Dec 20, 2016	Final
Citation 1, item 8 29 CFR 1910.272(j)(3) · Grain handling facilities	Serious	$6,859	$4,000	Dec 20, 2016	Final
Citation 2, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts	Repeat	$13,718	$8,230	Dec 20, 2016	Final
Citation 2, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts	Repeat	$0	$0	Dec 20, 2016	Final
Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts	Repeat	$19,205	$13,443	Dec 20, 2016	Final

Inspection 339946170 OPENED SEP 10, 2014Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 35 employees at the site · Closed Aug 6, 2015

7963 Allen Farm Road, Navasota, TX 77868 · Other Animal Food Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause	Serious	$3,500	$2,100	Feb 5, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 2 OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause	Serious	$4,900	$2,940	Feb 5, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.145(c)(3) · Specifications for accident prevention signs and tags	Serious	$2,800	$1,680	Feb 5, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 4a 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1) · Permit-required confined spaces	Serious	$3,500	$2,100	Feb 5, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 4b 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2) · Permit-required confined spaces	Serious	$0	$0	Feb 5, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 5 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(b) · Lockout/tagout	Serious	$3,500	$2,100	Feb 5, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 6 29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(i) · Lockout/tagout	Serious	$3,500	$2,100	Feb 5, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 7 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks	Serious	$2,800	$1,680	Feb 5, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 8a 29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts	Serious	$3,500	$2,100	Feb 5, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 8b 29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts	Serious	$0	$0	Feb 5, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 9 29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts	Serious	$4,900	$2,940	Feb 5, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 10 29 CFR 1910.272(j)(2)(ii) · Grain handling facilities	Serious	$4,900	$2,940	Feb 5, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 11 29 CFR 1910.272(l)(1) · Grain handling facilities	Serious	$4,900	$2,940	Feb 5, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 12 29 CFR 1910.272(m)(2) · Grain handling facilities	Serious	$4,900	$2,940	Feb 5, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 13 29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(i) · Electrical wiring methods	Serious	$3,500	$2,100	Feb 5, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 14 29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods	Serious	$3,500	$2,100	Feb 5, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 15 29 CFR 1910.307(c) · Hazardous (classified) locations	Serious	$3,500	$2,100	Feb 5, 2015	Final
Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i) · Respiratory protection	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Feb 5, 2015	Final
Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(ii)(d) · Lockout/tagout	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Feb 5, 2015	Final
Citation 2, item 3 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Feb 5, 2015	Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i)

(i) An employer may provide respirators at the request of employees or permit employees to use their own respirators, if the employer determines that such respirator use will not in itself create a hazard. If the employer determines that any voluntary respirator use is permissible, the employer shall provide the respirator users with the information contained in appendix D to this section (“Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard”); and

29 CFR 1910.145 · Specifications for accident prevention signs and tags

29 CFR 1910.145(c)(3)

(3) Safety instruction signs. Safety instruction signs shall be used where there is a need for general instructions and suggestions relative to safety measures.

29 CFR 1910.146 · Permit-required confined spaces

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1)

(c) General requirements. (1) The employer shall evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces are permit- required confined spaces.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

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

29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes

29 CFR 1910.27 · Fixed ladders

29 CFR 1910.272 · Grain handling facilities

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.307 · Hazardous (classified) locations

29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

Other other animal food manufacturing employers in Texas

Progan US Corp Houston · 6 citations · $4,768
International Ingredient Corporation Cleburne · 2 citations · $6,809
Gorman Milling Co. Inc. Gorman · 17 citations · $13,385
Westway Feed Products LLC Dimmitt · 8 citations · $149,803
Freshpet, Inc. Ennis · 1 citation · $6,697
Wild Boar Meat Company Hubbard · 3 citations · $7,000

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ST Feed Mill, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations