PHILLIPSBURG, KS —
OSHA Inspection: RANGELAND COOPERATIVES INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of RANGELAND COOPERATIVES INC. in 321 COUNTY RD., PHILLIPSBURG, KS 67661 (NAICS 424510). OSHA activity number 337064232.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- RANGELAND COOPERATIVES INC.
- Site address
- 321 COUNTY RD.
- City
- PHILLIPSBURG
- State
- KS
- ZIP
- 67661
- Mailing
- PO BOX 624, PHILLIPSBURG, KS 67661
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.23 A03 II
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2013
- Abate by
- Feb 21, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.23(a)(3)(ii): Every hatchway and shute floor opening shall be guarded: Where operating conditions necessitate the feeding of material into any hatchway or chute opening, protection shall be provided to prevent a person from falling through the opening. Employees working in the distribution floor were exposed to fall hazards. The employees were exposed in that over half of the 22 distribution shuts did not have safety covers to keep employees from falling in.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $3500
1910.272 J02 II
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2013
- Abate by
- Feb 21, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.272(j)(2)(ii): The employer shall immediately remove any fugitive grain dust accumulations whenever they exceed 1/8 inch (.32 cm) at priority housekeeping areas, pursuant to the housekeeping program, or shall demonstrate and assure, through the development and implementation of the housekeeping program, that equivalent protection is provided. Employees were exposed to an environment of explosive hazards in that the housekeeping had not been maintained and allowed to exceed 1/8 inch in the Boot Pit.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2800
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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 337064232.
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