MELLETTE, SD —
OSHA Inspection: SOUTH DAKOTA WHEAT GROWERS
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of SOUTH DAKOTA WHEAT GROWERS in 15647 387TH AVENUE, MELLETTE, SD 57461 (NAICS 424510). OSHA activity number 331077677.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SOUTH DAKOTA WHEAT GROWERS
- Site address
- 15647 387TH AVENUE
- City
- MELLETTE
- State
- SD
- ZIP
- 57461
- Mailing
- 908 LAMONT STREET SOUTH, ABERDEEN, SD 57401
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 424510
- Employees
- 35
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.23 A08
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2012
- Abate by
- Jan 30, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $3,300 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.23(a)(8): Every floor hole into which persons can accidentally walk were not guarded: (a) On or about August 24, 2011, and at times prior to that date, for the employees who entered bin 105 to clean out grain with the conveyor chute openings in the floor not guarded, located at 15647 387th Avenue, Mellette, South Dakota.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $3300
1910.23 E01
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2012
- Abate by
- Jan 30, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $5,500 · Current $4,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.23(e)(1): Standard railing(s) did not consist of top rail and an intermediate rail: (a) On or about September of 2011 and times prior, for the employees who entered the annex area at the North Elevator to measure grain levels in the bins and were exposed to fall hazards into the bins due to only having a top rail without midrail protection, located at 15647 387th Avenue, Mellette, South Dakota.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4400
- — Z (S) $5500
1910.147 F03 II D
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2012
- Abate by
- Jan 30, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(ii)(D): Each authorized employee did not affix a personal lockout or tagout device to the group lockout device before working on the machine or equipment: (a) On or about August 24, 2011, and at times prior to that date, for the employees entering bin 105 to clean out grain without ensuring that each employee in the bin had ensured control of the sweep auger and other equipment, located at 15647 387th Avenue, Mellette, South Dakota.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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Source
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 331077677.
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