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OSHA Inspection: NORTH STAR COOPERATIVE

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of NORTH STAR COOPERATIVE in HIGHWAY 17, PARK RIVER, ND 58270 (NAICS 811111). OSHA activity number 310448238.

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Site address
HIGHWAY 17
City
PARK RIVER
State
ND
ZIP
58270
Mailing
P.O. BOX 689, CAVALIER, ND 58220
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
811111
SIC code (legacy)
7538
Employees
40
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $875.00 · Current $438.00 Reduced
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from
recognized hazards that
were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that employees
were exposed to potential crushing hazards from falling loads and/or
lifted parts:
(a)  Service bay area, for the employees who were exposed to crushing
hazards while
working underneath of Forward automotive lifts that had not had routine
maintenance
performed or annual certification inspections.
Abatement Note:
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method would be to follow
the
requirements of ANSI/ALI ALOIM and/or ANSI B153.1 which include, among
other
requirements, the following:
1.  Institute a preventative maintenance program according to the
manufacturers
specifications.
2.  Schedule and complete all periodic and annual inspections.
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see
enclosed "Sample
Abatement Certification Letter").tion
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $437.50
  • — Z (S) $875.00

1910.215 A04

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.215 B09

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by

VAFMC LLC

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 310448238.