LAKE NORDEN, SD —
OSHA Inspection: AGROPUR, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of AGROPUR, INC. in 408 DAKOTA STREET, LAKE NORDEN, SD 57248 (NAICS 311513). OSHA activity number 346158124.
What this inspection record means
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- AGROPUR, INC.
- Site address
- 408 DAKOTA STREET
- City
- LAKE NORDEN
- State
- SD
- ZIP
- 57248
- Mailing
- 408 DAKOTA STREET, LAKE NORDEN, SD 57248
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
- 311513
- Employees
- 429
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
10 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Feb 1, 2023
- Abate by
- Feb 28, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $6,261 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to in-going nip points on the Safeline Metal Detection System/Chantland Conveyor: (a)Agropur, Inc. at 408 Dakota Street, Lake Norden, SD 57248: On or about and at times prior to August 16, 2022, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from the ingoing nip point related to two conveyors on the metal detection machine in the Lactose Sampling/Metal Detection Area. The conveyer belt exposed multiple in-going nip points where the belt met the pulley of the conveyor which was in close proximity to where employees work. This condition exposed employees to the hazard of caught-in and pinch-by by the conveyer rollers. Abatement Note: Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to follow American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME B20.1-2012 Safety Standard for Conveyors and Related Equipment, paragraph 6.1 Belt Conveyors: Fixed in Place, 6.1.1 Safety Considerations (a) Nip point and shear points shall be guarded.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $6261
- — Z (S) $6261
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Feb 1, 2023
- Abate by
- Feb 28, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $7,366 · Current $7,366
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1):The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to burns from accidental contact with hot steam pipes and fixtures: (a)Agropur, Inc. at 408 Dakota Street, Lake Norden, SD 57248: On or about and at times prior to August 16, 2022, the employer did not ensure employees working near the Rotating Molder Chiller machine #1 were protected from severe burn hazards due to potential contact with non-insulated and, or unguarded boiling water or steam pipe. This pipe, at approximately 210 degrees Fahrenheit ran along the edge of the machine, and was easily accessible via accidental contact. This condition exposed employees to burn hazards. (b)Agropur, Inc. at 408 Dakota Street, Lake Norden, SD 57248: On or about and at times prior to August 16, 2022, the employer did not ensure employees working near the Rotating Chiller Chiller machine #5 were protected from severe burn hazards due to potential contact with non-insulated and, or unguarded boiling water or steam pipes. The pipes, at approximately 135 degrees Fahrenheit and 195 degrees Fahrenheit ran along the edge of the machine, and were easily accessible via accidental contact. This condition exposed employees to burn hazards. (c)Agropur, Inc. at 408 Dakota Street, Lake Norden, SD 57248: On or about and at times prior to August 16, 2022, the employer did not ensure employees working or traveling around the "steam cabinet" in the whey area were protected from severe burn hazards due to potential contact with non-insulated and/or unguarded boiling water or steam pipes and fixtures. The pipes and fixtures, measured between approximately 93 degrees Fahrenheit and 288 degrees Fahrenheit ran along the wall of a thoroughfare, and were easily accessible via accidental contact. This condition exposed employees to burn hazards. Abatement Note: Among other feasible and acceptable methods of abatement are: 1. Insulate the hot pipes with insulating material; 2. Isolate the hot pipes by providing a barrier or guard to prevent employee contact, as described in OSHA Archive Interpretation 08/19/1998 - "Workers must be protected from hazards of heated (hot) surfaces", which includes references to: 1) National consensus standard, "Standard Guide for Heated System Conditions that Produce Contact Burn Injuries (C 1055-92)", issued by the American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM), and 2) "Preventing Burns from Insulated Pipes", Chemical Engineering, Vol. 88, No 15 (July 27, 1981), pp 58-64.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $7366
- — C (S) $7366
- — Z (S) $7366
1910.119 N
- Issued
- Feb 1, 2023
- Abate by
- Feb 28, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $12,278 · Current $2,366 Reduced
0170
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(n): The employer did not establish and implement an emergency action plan for the entire plant in accordance with the provisions of 29 CFR 1910.38. In addition, the emergency action plan did not include procedures for handling small releases: (a)Agropur, Inc. at 408 Dakota Street, Lake Norden, SD 57248: On or about and at times prior to August 16, 2022, the employer did not not implement the provisions of its emergency action plan in that no drills were documented and no evaluation of any drill has been performed. Additionally, the emergency action plan did not include procedures for handling small releases and did not utilize alarm system in production areas. This condition exposed employees working in the Dry Packaging, Packaging Room, Brine Room, Salt Room and other areas where employees work on a daily basis to inhalation, fire, and explosion hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $2366
- — C (S) $12278
- — Z (S) $12278
1910.38 D
- Issued
- Feb 1, 2023
- Abate by
- Feb 28, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
0170
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.38(d):The employer did not have and maintain an employee alarm system with a distinctive signal for each purpose that complied with the requirements in � 1910.165: (a)Agropur, Inc. at 408 Dakota Street, Lake Norden, SD 57248: On or about August 16, 2022, employees working in the Dry Packing Area were exposed to inhalation, fire, and explosion hazards from not having an alarm system installed in the Dry Packing Area to warn employees of releases of anhydrous ammonia. (b) Agropur, Inc. at 408 Dakota Street, Lake Norden, SD 57248: On or about August 16, 2022, employees working in the Packing Room were exposed to inhalation, fire, and explosion hazards from not having an alarm system installed in the Packing Room to warn employees of releases of anhydrous ammonia. (c)Agropur, Inc. at 408 Dakota Street, Lake Norden, SD 57248: On or about August 16, 2022, employees working in the Brine Room were exposed to inhalation, fire, and explosion hazards from not having an alarm system installed in the Brine Room to warn employees of releases of anhydrous ammonia. (d)Agropur, Inc. at 408 Dakota Street, Lake Norden, SD 57248: On or about August 16, 2022, employees working in the Salt Room were exposed to inhalation, fire, and explosion hazards from not having an alarm system installed in the Salt Room to warn employees of releases of anhydrous ammonia.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.165 B01
- Issued
- Feb 1, 2023
- Abate by
- Feb 28, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
0170
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.165(b)(1):The employee alarm system did not provide warning for necessary emergency action as called for in the emergency action plan, or for reaction time for safe escape of employees from the workplace or the immediate work area, or both: (a)Agropur, Inc. at 408 Dakota Street, Lake Norden, SD 57248: On or about August 16, 2022 employees working in the Dry Packing Area were exposed to inhalation, fire, and explosion hazards from not having an alarm system installed in the Dry Packing Area to warn employees of releases of anhydrous ammonia. (b)Agropur, Inc. at 408 Dakota Street, Lake Norden, SD 57248: On or about August 16, 2022 employees working in the Packing Room were exposed to inhalation, fire, and explosion hazards from not having an alarm system installed in the Packing Room to warn employees of releases of anhydrous ammonia. (c)Agropur, Inc. at 408 Dakota Street, Lake Norden, SD 57248: On or about August 16, 2022 employees working in the Brine Room were exposed to inhalation, fire, and explosion hazards from not having an alarm system installed in the Brine Room to warn employees of releases of anhydrous ammonia. (d)Agropur, Inc. at 408 Dakota Street, Lake Norden, SD 57248: On or about August 16, 2022 employees working in the Salt Room were exposed to inhalation, fire, and explosion hazards from not having an alarm system installed in the Salt Room to warn employees of releases of anhydrous ammonia.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Feb 1, 2023
- Abate by
- Feb 28, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $8,349 · Current $8,349
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding were 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: (a)Agropur, Inc. at 408 Dakota Street, Lake Norden, SD 57248: On or about and at times prior to August 16, 2022, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from caught-in and pinch hazards related to the rollers on the Rotating Molder Chiller machines within the whey area. This condition exposed employees to caught-in and pinch hazards. (b) Agropur, Inc. at 408 Dakota Street, Lake Norden, SD 57248: On or about and at times prior to August 16, 2022, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from ingoing nip points related to two conveyors on the metal detection machine in the Lactose Sampling/Metal Detection Area. The conveyor belt exposed multiple in-going nip points where the belt met the pulley of the conveyor which was in close proximity to where employees work. This condition exposed employees to the hazard of caught-in and pinch-by by the conveyor rollers.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $8349
- — C (S) $8349
- — Z (S) $8349
1910.305 B03 II
- Issued
- Feb 1, 2023
- Abate by
- Feb 28, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $7,366 · Current $7,366
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(3)(ii):Boxes were not closed by suitable covers securely fastened in place: (a) Agropur, Inc. at 408 Dakota Street, Lake Norden, SD 57248: On or about and at times prior to August 16, 2022, the employer did not ensure that damaged electrical equipment was repaired/replaced in that an outlet cover plate near the control room was damaged. This condition exposed employees to shock and electrocution hazards associated with the damaged cover plate.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $7366
- — C (S) $7366
- — Z (S) $7366
1910.305 G01 IV
- Issued
- Feb 1, 2023
- Abate by
- Feb 28, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv): Flexible cords and/ or cables were used for purposes prohibited by paragraphs (A) through (F) of 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv): (a)Agropur, Inc. at 408 Dakota Street, Lake Norden, SD 57248: On or about and at times prior to August 16, 2022, the employer did not ensure flexible extension cords were properly utilized in that extension cords were attached to building surfaces and machine surfaces via wrapping and using zip ties to create a permanent wiring configuration. This condition exposed employees to shock and electrocution hazards as well as potential fire hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.303 G02 I
- Issued
- Feb 1, 2023
- Abate by
- Feb 28, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as�elsewhere required�or permitted�by this�standard, live�parts of�electric equipment�operating at�50 volts�or more were not guarded against�accidental contact by�use of�approved cabinets�or other�forms of�approved enclosures�or by�any of�the following�means: (a)Agropur, Inc. at 408 Dakota Street, Lake Norden, SD 57248: On or about and at times prior to August 16, 2022, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from accidental contact with live parts of electrical equipment in that a "pest trap/bug zapper" on column 32/7 was not guarded. (b)Agropur, Inc. at 408 Dakota Street, Lake Norden, SD 57248: On or about and at times prior to August 16, 2022, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from accidental contact with live parts of electrical equipment in that a "pest trap/bug zapper" on column 28/6 was not guarded.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.119 D03 I F
- Issued
- Feb 1, 2023
- Abate by
- Feb 28, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
0170
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(F): The employers' compilation of written process safety information pertaining to the equipment in the process did not include an accurate representation of the design codes and standards employed: (a)Agropur, Inc. at 408 Dakota Street, Lake Norden, SD 57248: On or about and at times prior to August 16, 2022, the employer did not ensure the employers' compilation of written process safety information pertaining to the equipment in the process included an accurate representation of the design codes and standards employed. Process Safety Information provided by the employer did not include the specific consensus standard employed or the version or the date of the consensus standard. This condition exposes employees to hazards related to ammonia refrigeration.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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