BILLINGS, MT ·
OSHA Inspection: AGRI-SYSTEMS
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of AGRI-SYSTEMS in 1300 MINNESOTA AVENUE, BILLINGS, MT 59101 (NAICS 332312). OSHA activity number 311220180.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- AGRI-SYSTEMS
- Site address
- 1300 MINNESOTA AVENUE
- City
- BILLINGS
- State
- MT
- ZIP
- 59101
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (N)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 332312
- SIC code (legacy)
- 3441
- Employees
- 185
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2010
- Abate by
- Feb 22, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $4,000 · Current $4,000
General-duty citation text
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 fall and struck by hazards; (a) Fabrication Yard: On or before September 10, 2009 an employee was exposed to the hazard of falling a distance of up to approximately 40 feet to the concrete below, and employees working under the elevated platform were exposed to being struck by the falling platform due to improper rigging of the U-bolts used on the wedge socket attached to the live line. One feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard would be to follow the instructions found in the ANSI B30.5-2000 Section 51.7.3 (Mobile and Locomotive Cranes), regarding the proper rigging for a wedge socket.
Recent events (2)
- · F (S) $4000.00
- · Z (S) $4000.00
1910.135 A01
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2010
- Abate by
- May 19, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $4,000 · Current $2,000 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- · F (S) $2000.00
- · Z (S) $4000.00
1910.180 D05 II
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2010
- Abate by
- Feb 22, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $4,000 · Current $4,000
Recent events (2)
- · F (S) $4000.00
- · Z (S) $4000.00
1910.180 H03 IA
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2010
- Abate by
- May 19, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $4,000 · Current $2,000 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- · F (S) $2000.00
- · Z (S) $4000.00
1910.180 H03 IX
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2010
- Abate by
- Feb 22, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $4,000 · Current $4,000
Recent events (2)
- · F (S) $4000.00
- · Z (S) $4000.00
1910.180 H03 V
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2010
- Abate by
- May 19, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
Recent events (2)
- · F (S) $7000.00
- · Z (S) $7000.00
1910.180 I05 I
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2010
- Abate by
- Feb 19, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
Recent events (2)
- · F (S) $2000.00
- · Z (S) $2000.00
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2010
- Abate by
- May 19, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $63,000 · Current $7,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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 the hazards of being struck by; (a) Fabrication Yard: On or before September 10, 2009 employees were exposed to the hazard of being struck by the crane or other objects in the area in the event of a tip-over or collapse due to having an inexperienced, untrained and unqualified crane operator hoisting personnel over equipment and other personnel. One feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard would be to follow the operator training requirements of ASME B30.5-2000 Section 5-3.1.1 (Mobile and Locomotive Cranes).
Recent events (2)
- · F (S) $7000.00
- · Z (W) $63000.00
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 311220180.
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