CEDAR VALE, KS —
OSHA Inspection: WESTERN FEED MILLS, INC.
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of WESTERN FEED MILLS, INC. in 401 S. SALEBARN RD., CEDAR VALE, KS 67024 (NAICS 311119). OSHA activity number 338969629.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WESTERN FEED MILLS, INC.
- Site address
- 401 S. SALEBARN RD.
- City
- CEDAR VALE
- State
- KS
- ZIP
- 67024
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 596, CEDAR VALE, KS 67024
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 311119
- Employees
- 25
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.272 J01
- Issued
- May 16, 2013
- Abate by
- May 16, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.272(j)(1): The employer did not develop and implement a written housekeeping program that established the frequency and the method(s) determined best to reduce accumulations of fugitive grain dust on ledges, floors, equipment, and other exposed surfaces: Employees working in the feed mill were exposed to fire and explosion hazards in that the employer did not implement their housekeeping program and dust was allowed to accumulate several inches in the following locations: a) Basement of the feed mill. Dust on the floors was up to 5 inches deep. b) Basement of the feed mill. Dust was found to be up to 0.125inches deep on the bucket elevator leg boot. c) Main floor of the feed mill under the grinder. d) On top of the cooler under the pelletizing machine.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1400
- — 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 338969629.
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