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OSHA Inspection: GREAT BEND CO-OP, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of GREAT BEND CO-OP, INC. in 806 MAIN STREET, ALBERT, KS 67511 (NAICS 424510). OSHA activity number 345071161.

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
806 MAIN STREET
City
ALBERT
State
KS
ZIP
67511
Mailing
806 MAIN STREET, ALBERT, KS 67511
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
424510
Employees
6
Ownership type
A

5 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.37 B01

Deleted Serious Gravity 1 2 instances 3 exposed
Issued
Jan 25, 2021
Abate by
Feb 19, 2021
Penalty
Initial $4,096 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR  1910.37(b)(1): Each exit route was not adequately lighted so that an employee with normal vision can see along the exit route:  Employees engaged in housekeeping and grain handling activities in the annex and tunnel of the elevator were exposed to tripping, and/or egress hazards in case of emergency and power loss in that there is no lighting on the exit route.  29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1) requires certification that the abatement of the above violation is complete.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $4096

1910.37 B06

Deleted Serious Gravity 1 2 instances 3 exposed
Issued
Jan 25, 2021
Abate by
Feb 19, 2021
Penalty
Initial $4,096 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR  1910.37(b)(6): Each exit sign was not illuminated to a surface value of at least five foot-candles (54 lux) by a reliable light source:  Employees engaged in housekeeping and grain handling activities in the annex and tunnel of the elevator were exposed to tripping, egress and fire hazards in case of emergency and power loss in that the exit sign did not equip with lighting.  29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1) requires certification that the abatement of the above violation is complete.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $4096

1910.219 C04 I

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Jan 25, 2021
Abate by
Feb 19, 2021
Penalty
Initial $4,096 · Current $4,096
29 CFR  1910.219(c)(4)(i): Projecting shaft ends did not present a smooth edge and end and projected more than one-half the diameter of the shaft without being guarded by nonrotating caps or safety sleeves:  Employees engaged in housekeeping and grain handling activities inside the old house (old grain elevator) by the man-lift of the main floor were exposed to lacerations and amputation hazards in that a 1 3/8 inches diameter rotating shaft end of the belt for the leg (knee pulley) projected 1 1/4 inches was not guarded to protect employees from rotating parts.  29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1) requires certification that the abatement of the above violation is complete.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $4096
  • — Z (S) $4096

1910.272 K

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Jan 25, 2021
Abate by
Feb 19, 2021
Penalty
Initial $8,192 · Current $4,096 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.272(k): Receiving pit feed openings in the grain handling facility, such as truck or railcar receiving pits, were not covered by grates which had a maximum opening width of 2 1/2 inches:  Employees engaged in housekeeping and grain handling activities inside the old house (old grain elevator) by the receiving pit of the main floor were exposed to tripping, fall and potential explosion hazards in that the grates were bent causing the opening to measure approximately 3 inches.  29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1) requires certification that the abatement of the above violation is complete.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $4096
  • — Z (S) $8192

1910.134 C02 I

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jan 25, 2021
Abate by
Feb 19, 2021
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR  1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:   Employee engaged in housekeeping and grain handling activities in the old house areas (the old grain elevator) voluntarily using N95 respirators was exposed to respiratory hazards in that the information contained in Appendix D was not provided.  29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1) requires certification that the abatement of the above violation is complete.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $0
  • — Z (O) $0

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 345071161.

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