ROSHOLT, SD —
OSHA Inspection: RED RIVER ENERGY, LLC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of RED RIVER ENERGY, LLC in 47333 104TH STREET, ROSHOLT, SD 57260 (NAICS 325193). OSHA activity number 348265059.
What this inspection record means
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- RED RIVER ENERGY, LLC
- Site address
- 47333 104TH STREET
- City
- ROSHOLT
- State
- SD
- ZIP
- 57260
- Mailing
- 47333 104TH STREET, ROSHOLT, SD 57260
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
- 325193
- Employees
- 35
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.119 D03 I B
- Issued
- Oct 8, 2025
- Abate by
- Dec 3, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $7,878 · Current $6,300 Reduced
1060
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(B): The employer did not include all equipment that was part of the process on piping and instrument diagrams(a): (b)Red River Energy, LLC, at 47333 104th Street, Rosholt, SD 57260: On or about and at times prior to May 5, 2025, the employer did not identify the pipeline eductor connected to V-503 was identified in the piping and instrument diagram for the Regeneration System (0500-Z02). This condition can increase the risk of human performance errors during operations which can expose employees to fire and explosion hazards. (c)Red River Energy, LLC, at 47333 104th Street, Rosholt, SD 57260: On or about and at times prior to May 5, 2025, the employer did not include the half-inch valve between Pump P-501B and FCV-0598 in the piping and instrument diagram for the Rectifier and Side Stripper (0400-Z02). The half-inch valve was labeled as 0547, however this label was not included in the associated piping and instrument diagram. This condition can increase the risk of human performance errors during operations which can expose employees to fire and explosion hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $6300
- — Z (S) $7878
1910.119 F01
- Issued
- Oct 8, 2025
- Abate by
- Dec 3, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
1060
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1): The employer did not develop and implement written operating procedures that provided clear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each covered process consistent with the process safety information: (a)Red River Energy, LLC, at 47333 104th Street, Rosholt, SD 57260: On or about and at times prior to May 3, 2025, the employer did not develop and implement written operating procedures that provided clear instructions for safely conducting normal shutdown of the molecular sieve within the Mole Sieve-500 Start Up and Shut Down operating procedure, in that preclusions of or clear instructions on how to safety perform pumping contents out of the Regen Tank (T-503) prior to completing shutdown of the molecular sieves was not included in the Mole Sieve-500 Start Up and Shut Down operating procedure. In this case the contents of the Regen Tank (T-503) were pumped out activating the T-503 low level alarm interlock that shut down pump 503-A. These event created a pressure imbalance between the molecular sieves and the Regen Tank (T-503) causing cavitation of the Regen Tank (T-503) that could have resulted in a release. This condition exposed employees to fire, explosion and struck-by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.119 F04
- Issued
- Oct 8, 2025
- Abate by
- Dec 3, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
1060
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(4): The employer did not develop and implement safe work practices to provide for the control of hazards during operations such as lockout/tagout; confined space entry; opening process equipment or piping; and control over entrance into a facility by maintenance, contractor, laboratory, or other support personnel: (a)Red River Energy, LLC, at 47333 104th Street, Rosholt, SD 57260: On or about and at times prior to May 5, 2025, the employer did not develop and implement safe work practices to prepare adjacent vessels, piping and equipment for non-routine work including, but not limited to, confined space entry and hot work. On May 5, 2025, confined space entry and hot work were performed within the Regen Tank (T-503), during this work, ethanol leaking from an open low point drain from 190 Tank (T-501) was ignited and cause rupture of the 190 Tank (T-501). The employer had not developed and implemented safe work practices including but not limited to measures to rinse, isolate and/or otherwise prepare adjacent vessels, piping and equipment to support confined space entry and hot work. This condition exposed employees to fire and explosion hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.119 G03
- Issued
- Oct 8, 2025
- Abate by
- Dec 3, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
1060
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(g)(3): Training documentation. The employer shall ascertain that each employee involved in operating a process has received and understood the training required by this paragraph. The employer shall prepare a record which contains the identity of the employee, the date of training, and the means used to verify that the employee understood the training: (a)Red River Energy, LLC, at 47333 104th Street, Rosholt, SD 57260: On or about and at times prior to May 5, 2025, the employer did not ensure each employee involved in operating a process had received and understood the training by preparing a record which included the identity of the employee, the date of training, and the means used to verify that the employee understood the training.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.119 J02
- Issued
- Oct 8, 2025
- Abate by
- Jan 9, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
1060
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(j)(2):The employer did not establish written procedures to maintain the on-going integrity of process equipment: (a)Red River Energy, LLC, at 47333 104th Street, Rosholt, SD 57260: On or about and at times prior to May 5, 2025, the employer had not established written procedures to maintain the on-going integrity of valve XV-501. Valve XV-501's seal failed allowing 190 proof ethanol to pass back into the 190 proof tank (T-501) from the shift tank (T-1002). 190 proof ethanol then drained out of the 190 proof tank (T-501) from a low point drain and collected in nearby sump pit. On May 5, 2025, hot work performed on the regen tank (T-503) ignited flammable liquid that had collected in or within the vicinity of the sump pit and traveled back into the 190 proof tank causing the tank to rupture after internal ignition. The employer had not established any written procedures to maintain the ongoing integrity of valve XV-501 prior to this incident. This condition exposed employees to fire and explosion hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.119 M01
- Issued
- Oct 8, 2025
- Abate by
- Dec 3, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
1060
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(m)(1):The employer did not investigate each incident which resulted in, or could reasonably have resulted in a catastrophic release of highly hazardous chemical in the workplace: (a)Red River Energy, LLC, at 47333 104th Street, Rosholt, SD 57260: On or about and at times prior to May 5, 2025, the employer did not investigate each incident which could reasonably have resulted in a catastrophic release of a highly hazardous chemical in the workplace. This condition exposed employees to fire and explosion hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $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 348265059.
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