HIXTON, WI ·
OSHA Inspection: FEDERATION COOPERATIVE
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of FEDERATION COOPERATIVE in 141 DEPOT STREET, HIXTON, WI 54635 (NAICS 424510). OSHA activity number 338925654.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- FEDERATION COOPERATIVE
- Site address
- 141 DEPOT STREET
- City
- HIXTON
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54635
- Mailing
- 70 SOUTH STREET, HIXTON, WI 54635
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 424510
- Employees
- 18
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.27 D01 IV
- Issued
- May 13, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 11, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,825 · Current $2,486 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.27(d)(1)(iv): Ladder cages did not extend down to a point not less than 7 feet nor more than 8 feet above the base of the ladder, with bottom flared not less than 4 inches, or portion of cage opposite ladder shall be carried to the base: (a) Federation Cooperative, throughout the facility; Cages on fixed ladders did not extend down to a point not less than 7 feet nor more than 8 feet above the base of the ladder, such as, but not limited to: (1) Bean Leg (Bucket Elevator) access ladder, and (2) Bin # 10 access ladder, and (3) Oats Bin # 6 access ladder, and, (4) Corn Dryer West end access ladder, and (5) Corn Dryer East end access ladder.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2486
- · Z (S) $3825
1910.272 J02 II
- Issued
- May 13, 2013
- Abate by
- May 28, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,825 · Current $2,486 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.272(j)(2)(ii): The employer did not immediately remove any fugitive grain dust accumulations whenever the exceeded 1/8 inch (.32cm) at priority housekeeping areas, pursuant to the housekeeping program for grain elevators: (a) Federation Cooperative, Feed Mill basement; The employer did not immediately remove fugitive grain dust accumulations that exceeded 1/8 inch on the floor and grain processing equipment horizontal surfaces in areas such as, but not limited to, the hammer mill and bucket elevator motors, and other grain processing equipment.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2486
- · Z (S) $3825
1910.305 B01 II
- Issued
- May 13, 2013
- Abate by
- May 28, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,825 · Current $2,487 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed: (a) Federation Cooperative Grain facility, Grain Dryer MCC room; A 480-Volt electrical cabinet had four missing 3-inch knockouts that exposed live parts.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2487
- · Z (S) $3825
1910.305 B02 I
- Issued
- May 13, 2013
- Abate by
- May 23, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy: (a) Federation Cooperative Grain facility, Grain Dryer; Employees were exposed to open electrical hazards from a junction box that did not have a cover on the west end of the grain dryer.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.22 D01
- Issued
- May 13, 2013
- Abate by
- May 31, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1): On every building or other structure, or part thereof, used for mercantile, business, industrial or storage purposes, the loads approved by the building official were not marked on plates of approved design and securely affixed in a conspicuous place in each space to which they relate: (a) Federation Cooperative Feed Mill, bag feed storage area; Safe load capacities were not clearly marked on the overhead storage level above the office area.
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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 338925654.
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