BROOKINGS, SD —
OSHA Inspection: MILLBORN SEEDS, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of MILLBORN SEEDS, INC. in 2132 32ND AVENUE, BROOKINGS, SD 57006 (NAICS 424910). OSHA activity number 346565070.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MILLBORN SEEDS, INC.
- Site address
- 2132 32ND AVENUE
- City
- BROOKINGS
- State
- SD
- ZIP
- 57006
- Mailing
- 2132 32ND AVENUE, BROOKINGS, SD 57006
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
- 424910
- Employees
- 85
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.29 B01
- Issued
- Aug 31, 2023
- Abate by
- Sep 27, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $3,984 · Current $3,100 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.29(b)(1): The employer did not ensure that guardrail systems met the requirement that the top edge height of top rails, or equivalent guardrail system members, that are 42 inches (107 cm), plus or minus 3 inches (8 cm), above the walking-working surface: (a)Millborn Seeds, Inc. at 2132 32nd Avenue, Brookings, SD 57006: On or about and at times prior to March 14, 2023, the employer did not ensure that an adequate guardrail system was installed on the mixer work platform within the production area. This condition exposed employees to fall hazards greater than four feet.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $3100
- — Z (S) $3984
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Aug 31, 2023
- Abate by
- Sep 27, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $5,313 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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)Millborn Seeds, Inc. at 2132 32nd Avenue, Brookings, SD 57006: On or about and at times prior to March 14, 2023, the employer did not ensure that adequate guarding was installed on the blender within the production area. This condition exposed employees to caught-in and amputation hazards due to the unguarded mixer.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $5000
- — Z (S) $5313
1910.303 G01
- Issued
- Aug 31, 2023
- Abate by
- Sep 27, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $3,984 · Current $3,100 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1): Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment: (a)Millborn Seeds, Inc. at 2132 32nd Avenue, Brookings, SD 57006: On or about and at times prior to March 14, 2023, the employer did not ensure that the electrical panel near the operations room had sufficient access and working space in that materials were obstructing the panel. This condition exposed employees to electrical hazards due to the blocked panel. (b)Millborn Seeds, Inc. at 2132 32nd Avenue, Brookings, SD 57006: On or about and at times prior to March 14, 2023, the employer did not ensure that the electrical panel near the mixer in the production area had sufficient access and working space in that materials were obstructing the panel. This condition exposed employees to electrical hazards due to the blocked panel.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $3100
- — Z (S) $3984
1910.178 L06
- Issued
- Aug 31, 2023
- Abate by
- Sep 27, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l): (a)Millborn Seeds, Inc. at 2132 32nd Avenue, Brookings, SD 57006: On or about and at times prior to March 14, 2023, the employer did not ensure that operators were trained and evaluated prior to Powered Industrial Truck (PIT) operations. This condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards associated with PIT operations.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.178 Q07
- Issued
- Aug 31, 2023
- Abate by
- Sep 27, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks were not examined at least daily before being placed in service: (a)Millborn Seeds, Inc. at 2132 32nd Avenue, Brookings, SD 57006: On or about and at times prior to March 14, 2023, the employer did not ensure that industrial trucks were being examined at least daily prior to use. This condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards associated with inoperable powered industrial trucks.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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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 346565070.
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