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OSHA Inspection: BIG SKY WHOLESALE SEED, INC.

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of BIG SKY WHOLESALE SEED, INC. in 2110 W ROOSEVELT HWY 2, SHELBY, MT 59474 (NAICS 424910). OSHA activity number 339571317.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
2110 W ROOSEVELT HWY 2
City
SHELBY
State
MT
ZIP
59474
Mailing
PO BOX 852, SHELBY, MT 59474
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (B)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
424910
Employees
9
Ownership type
Private (A)

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.212 A01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 9 exposed
Issued
Apr 28, 2014
Abate by
May 22, 2014
Penalty
Initial $2,800 · Current $2,100 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips, and sparks:     (a) Blender: On or about January 29, 2014 and at times prior, employees were exposed to caught in hazards from an unguarded rotating blade system while emptying seed bags into the blender's hopper.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $2100
  • · Z (S) $2800

1910.219 D01

Serious Gravity 10 6 instances 9 exposed
Issued
Apr 28, 2014
Abate by
May 22, 2014
Penalty
Initial $2,800 · Current $2,100 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):    (a) Wheatheart auger: On or about January 29, 2014, and at time prior, employees were exposed to caught in hazards from the unguarded pulley.                                                                   (b) Storage bins: On or about January 29, 2014, and at time prior, employees were exposed to caught in hazards from the unguarded pulley on the black framed auger with the green motor.                                                                                         (c) J208-36 auger: On or about January 29, 2014, and at time prior, employees were exposed to caught in hazards from the unguarded pulley.                                                                 (d) Storage bins: On or about January 29, 2014, and at time prior, employees were exposed to caught in hazards from the unguarded pulley on the black framed auger with the grey motor.          (e) Mill: On or about January 29, 2014, and at time prior, employees were exposed to caught in hazards from the unguarded pulley.                                                                            (f) Blender: On or about January 29, 2014, and at time prior, employees were exposed to caught in hazards from the unguarded pulley.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $2100
  • · Z (S) $2800

1910.219 E01 I

Serious Gravity 10 6 instances 9 exposed
Issued
Apr 28, 2014
Abate by
May 22, 2014
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i): Horizontal belts which had both runs seven feet or less from the floor level were not guarded with a guard that extended to at least fifteen inches above the belt:  (a) Wheatheart auger: On or about January 29, 2014, and at time prior, employees were exposed to caught in hazards from the unguarded belt.                                                                 (b) Storage bins: On or about January 29, 2014, and at time prior, employees were exposed to caught in hazards from the unguarded belt on the black framed auger with the green motor.                                                                                       (c) J208-36 auger: On or about January 29, 2014, and at time prior, employees were exposed to caught in hazards from the unguarded belt.                                                               (d) Storage bins: On or about January 29, 2014, and at time prior, employees were exposed to caught in hazards from the unguarded belt on the black framed auger with the grey motor.        (e) Mill: On or about January 29, 2014, and at time prior, employees were exposed to caught in hazards from the unguarded belt.                                                                          (f) Mill: On or about January 29, 2014, and at time prior, employees were exposed to caught in hazards from the unguarded belt on the blender.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $0
  • · Z (S) $0

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 339571317.

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