SPEARMAN, TX —
OSHA Inspection: HEARTLAND CO-OP BERNSTEIN
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of HEARTLAND CO-OP BERNSTEIN in HEARTLAND CO-OP, CORP 14430 CO RD 16, SPEARMAN, TX 79081 (NAICS 115114). OSHA activity number 348521840.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- HEARTLAND CO-OP BERNSTEIN
- Site address
- HEARTLAND CO-OP, CORP 14430 CO RD 16
- City
- SPEARMAN
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 79081
- Mailing
- 13733 UNIVERSITY AVE, CLIVE, IA 50325
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- 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
- 115114
- Employees
- 10
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.28 B01 I
- Issued
- Mar 17, 2026
- Abate by
- Apr 8, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $16,550 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that was 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling by guardrail systems; safety net systems; or personal fall protection systems, such as personal fall arrest, travel restraint, or positioning systems: On or about September 19, 2025, at the Heartland workplace south pit, employees were allowed to clear receiving pit without fall protection while performing operations to remove compacted and stuck grain.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $16550
1910.272 G01 IV
- Issued
- Mar 17, 2026
- Abate by
- Apr 14, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $16,550 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.272(g)(1)(iv): The employer did not prohibit "walking down grain" and similar practices where the employee walks on grain to make it flow within or out from a grain storage structure, or where an employee is on moving grain: On or about September 19, 2025, at the workplace south pit; employees were working to unclog an open pit filled with old grain without engineering controls or other means of protection to prevent walking on the grain
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $16550
1910.272 K
- Issued
- Mar 17, 2026
- Abate by
- Apr 15, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $16,550 · Current $16,550
General-duty citation text
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: On or about September 19, 2025 at the Heartland workplace south pit; employees were working to unclog an open pit filled with old grain without the grates in place or any other means to prevent accidental entry in the pit
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $16550
- — Z (S) $16550
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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 348521840.
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