SULLIVAN, IL —
OSHA Inspection: TOTAL GRAIN MARKETING, LLC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of TOTAL GRAIN MARKETING, LLC in 1545 CR 1200 E, SULLIVAN, IL 61951 (NAICS 424510). OSHA activity number 344904263.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- TOTAL GRAIN MARKETING, LLC
- Site address
- 1545 CR 1200 E
- City
- SULLIVAN
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 61951
- Mailing
- 405 S. BANKER, EFFINGHAM, IL 62401
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
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.28 B03 II
- Issued
- Nov 17, 2020
- Abate by
- Nov 27, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $10,120 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(ii):Each employee was not protected from tripping into or stepping into or through any hole that was less than 4 feet (1.2 m) above a lower level by covers or guardrail systems: On or about August 3, 2020, an employee was exposed to safety hazards from four uncovered holes in the floor of the grain bin.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $10120
- — Z (S) $13494
1910.272 G01 II
- Issued
- Nov 17, 2020
- Abate by
- Nov 27, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.272(g)(1)(ii):Prior to entry, all mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment which presented a danger to employees inside grain storage structures in the grain handling facility were not disconnected, locked out and tagged, blocked-off, or otherwise prevented from operating by other equally effective means or methods: On or about August 3, 2020, an employee was exposed to amputation hazards while working in Bin #8, and the employer had not de-energized and locked out the sweep auger.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $13494
1910.272 G01 I
- Issued
- Nov 17, 2020
- Abate by
- Nov 27, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $10,120 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.272(g)(1)(i):The employer did not issue a permit for entering bins, silos or tanks in the grain handling facility before the employees entered the bins, silos, or tanks: On or about August 19, 2020, an employee was exposed to safety and health hazards while working from Bin #8, and the employer did not issue a permit, nor was the employer's representative present during the entire operation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $10120
- — Z (S) $13494
1910.272 G01 III
- Issued
- Nov 17, 2020
- Abate by
- Nov 27, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $10,120 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.272(g)(1)(iii):The atmosphere within a bin, silo, or tank in the grain handling facility was not tested for the presence of combustible gases, vapors, toxic agents prior, and oxygen content prior to employee entry: On or about August 3, 2020, an employee worked within Bin #8, and the employer did not test the atmosphere prior to entry for combustible gases, vapors, toxic agents, and oxygen content.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $10120
- — Z (S) $13494
1910.272 G03
- Issued
- Nov 17, 2020
- Abate by
- Nov 27, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $10,120 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.272(g)(3):In the grain handling facility an observer, equipped to provide assistance, was not stationed outside the bin, silo, or tank being entered by an employee: On or about August 3, 2020, an employee performed work inside Bin #8 and the employer did station an observer outside the bin to provide assistance.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $10120
- — Z (S) $13494
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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 344904263.
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