Agrowstar, LLC: OSHA Violations and Fines, Fort Valley GA

Since 2011, OSHA inspectors have visited Agrowstar, LLC in Georgia 3 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Aug 1, 2017 on a referral, in Sylvania.

In all, OSHA issued 65 citation items: 52 serious, 2 repeat and 11 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $230,001; today they stand at $137,263, 40% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.272 (grain handling facilities), 17 times.

Among wholesale employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,425 penalty. Agrowstar, LLC averages $59,263 across 1 cited inspection.

Agrowstar, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2011 to 2017 — Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342517588 OPENED AUG 1, 2017Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 7 employees at the site · Closed Apr 12, 2018

129 North Ennis St, Sylvania, GA 30467 · Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.23(d)(7) · Ladders in general industry	Serious	$5,577	$2,788	Dec 28, 2017	Final
Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(v)(a) · Fall protection in general industry	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 28, 2017	Final
Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i) · Fall protection in general industry	Serious	$5,577	$2,788	Dec 28, 2017	Final
Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2) · Permit-required confined spaces	Serious	$6,973	$3,486	Dec 28, 2017	Final
Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4) · Permit-required confined spaces	Serious	$6,973	$3,486	Dec 28, 2017	Final
Citation 1, item 5 29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1) · Permit-required confined spaces	Serious	$6,973	$3,486	Dec 28, 2017	Final
Citation 1, item 6 29 CFR 1910.146(k)(1)(i) · Permit-required confined spaces	Serious	$6,973	$3,486	Dec 28, 2017	Final
Citation 1, item 7 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout	Serious	$6,973	$3,486	Dec 28, 2017	Final
Citation 1, item 8 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(5) · Machine guarding	Serious	$6,973	$3,486	Dec 28, 2017	Final
Citation 1, item 9 29 CFR 1910.272(d) · Grain handling facilities	Serious	$4,182	$2,091	Dec 28, 2017	Final
Citation 1, item 10 29 CFR 1910.304(b)(2)(ii) · Grounding and circuit protection	Serious	$4,183	$2,092	Dec 28, 2017	Final
Citation 1, item 11 29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods	Serious	$4,183	$2,092	Dec 28, 2017	Final
Citation 1, item 12 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods	Serious	$4,183	$2,092	Dec 28, 2017	Final
Citation 1, item 13 29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2) · Working near live electrical parts	Serious	$6,972	$3,486	Dec 28, 2017	Final
Citation 1, item 14a 29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(i) · Using electrical equipment	Serious	$4,183	$2,092	Dec 28, 2017	Final
Citation 1, item 14b 29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii) · Using electrical equipment	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 28, 2017	Final
Citation 1, item 15a 29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2) · Air contaminants	Serious	$9,761	$4,880	Dec 28, 2017	Final
Citation 1, item 15b 29 CFR 1910.1000(e) · Air contaminants	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 28, 2017	Final
Citation 1, item 16 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii) · Hazard communication	Serious	$4,183	$2,092	Dec 28, 2017	Final
Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.272(g)(4) · Grain handling facilities	Repeat	$13,943	$6,972	Dec 28, 2017	Final
Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.272(j)(1) · Grain handling facilities	Repeat	$2,789	$1,394	Dec 28, 2017	Final
Citation 3, item 1 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries	Other-than-serious	$6,972	$3,486	Dec 28, 2017	Final

Inspection 339230229 OPENED JUL 23, 2013Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Mar 10, 2014

2250 Columbus Highway, Dawson, GA 39842 · Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause	Serious	$3,500	$3,400	Jan 9, 2014	Final
Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes	Serious	$3,500	$3,400	Jan 9, 2014	Final
Citation 1, item 6a 29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts	Serious	$2,100	$2,100	Jan 9, 2014	Final
Citation 1, item 6b 29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts	Serious	$0	$0	Jan 9, 2014	Final
Citation 1, item 7 29 CFR 1910.272(e)(1) · Grain handling facilities	Serious	$3,500	$3,400	Jan 9, 2014	Final
Citation 1, item 8 29 CFR 1910.272(g)(1)(ii) · Grain handling facilities	Serious	$4,900	$4,200	Jan 9, 2014	Final
Citation 1, item 9 29 CFR 1910.272(g)(1)(iii) · Grain handling facilities	Serious	$3,500	$3,400	Jan 9, 2014	Final
Citation 1, item 10 29 CFR 1910.272(g)(4) · Grain handling facilities	Serious	$3,500	$3,400	Jan 9, 2014	Final
Citation 1, item 12 29 CFR 1910.272(j)(1) · Grain handling facilities	Other-than-serious	$2,100	$0	Jan 9, 2014	Final
Citation 1, item 14 29 CFR 1910.303(b)(6) · Electrical equipment, general requirements	Serious	$4,900	$4,200	Jan 9, 2014	Final
Citation 1, item 15 29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(i) · Electrical wiring methods	Serious	$2,100	$2,100	Jan 9, 2014	Final
Citation 1, item 16 29 CFR 1910.307(c)(2)(i) · Hazardous (classified) locations	Serious	$3,500	$3,400	Jan 9, 2014	Final
Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.303(f)(4) · Electrical equipment, general requirements	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Jan 9, 2014	Final

Inspection 315738377 OPENED AUG 30, 2011Closed

Complaint · Complete · Health · 3 employees at the site · Closed Apr 3, 2013

10252 Hwy 341 South, Fort Valley, GA 31030 · Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.23(a)(5) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes	Serious	$2,100	$1,500	Feb 28, 2012	Final
Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.23(a)(9) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes	Serious	$0	$0	Feb 28, 2012	Final
Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes	Serious	$4,900	$3,000	Feb 28, 2012	Final
Citation 1, item 3a 29 CFR 1910.25(d)(1)(x) · Portable wood ladders	Other-than-serious	$2,800	$0	Feb 28, 2012	Final
Citation 1, item 3b 29 CFR 1910.26(c)(3)(iii) · Portable metal ladders	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Feb 28, 2012	Final
Citation 1, item 4a 29 CFR 1910.27(d)(1)(ii) · Fixed ladders	Serious	$3,500	$2,100	Feb 28, 2012	Final
Citation 1, item 4b 29 CFR 1910.27(d)(1)(iv) · Fixed ladders	Serious	$0	$0	Feb 28, 2012	Final
Citation 1, item 5a 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout	Serious	$4,900	$4,000	Feb 28, 2012	Final
Citation 1, item 6 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks	Serious	$3,500	$2,100	Feb 28, 2012	Final
Citation 1, item 7 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding	Serious	$3,500	$2,100	Feb 28, 2012	Final
Citation 1, item 8 29 CFR 1910.272(d) · Grain handling facilities	Serious	$3,500	$2,100	Feb 28, 2012	Final
Citation 1, item 9a 29 CFR 1910.272(e)(1) · Grain handling facilities	Serious	$4,900	$3,000	Feb 28, 2012	Final
Citation 1, item 9b 29 CFR 1910.272(e)(2) · Grain handling facilities	Serious	$0	$0	Feb 28, 2012	Final
Citation 1, item 10 29 CFR 1910.272(g)(1)(i) · Grain handling facilities	Serious	$4,900	$3,000	Feb 28, 2012	Final
Citation 1, item 11 29 CFR 1910.272(g)(1)(iii) · Grain handling facilities	Serious	$3,500	$3,000	Feb 28, 2012	Final
Citation 1, item 12 29 CFR 1910.272(g)(4) · Grain handling facilities	Serious	$4,900	$3,000	Feb 28, 2012	Final
Citation 1, item 13a 29 CFR 1910.272(j)(1) · Grain handling facilities	Serious	$4,900	$3,000	Feb 28, 2012	Final
Citation 1, item 13b 29 CFR 1910.272(j)(2)(ii) · Grain handling facilities	Serious	$0	$0	Feb 28, 2012	Final
Citation 1, item 14a 29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1)(iv) · Electrical equipment, general requirements	Serious	$2,975	$2,000	Feb 28, 2012	Final
Citation 1, item 14b 29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5) · Grounding and circuit protection	Serious	$0	$0	Feb 28, 2012	Final
Citation 1, item 15 29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7) · Electrical equipment, general requirements	Serious	$4,900	$3,000	Feb 28, 2012	Final
Citation 1, item 16 29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements	Other-than-serious	$2,100	$1,500	Feb 28, 2012	Final
Citation 1, item 17 29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods	Serious	$3,500	$2,100	Feb 28, 2012	Final
Citation 1, item 18 29 CFR 1910.305(j)(1)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods	Serious	$2,100	$1,500	Feb 28, 2012	Final
Citation 1, item 19 29 CFR 1910.307(c) · Hazardous (classified) locations	Serious	$4,900	$3,000	Feb 28, 2012	Final
Citation 1, item 20a 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) · Hazard communication	Other-than-serious	$2,100	$0	Feb 28, 2012	Final
Citation 1, item 20b 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5) · Hazard communication	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Feb 28, 2012	Final
Citation 1, item 20c 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Feb 28, 2012	Final
Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Feb 28, 2012	Final
Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.272(m)(3) · Grain handling facilities	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Feb 28, 2012	Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)

(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.

29 CFR 1910.1000 · Air contaminants

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2)

(2) Other substances—8-hour Time Weighted Averages. An employee's exposure to any substance in Table Z-1, the exposure limit of which is not preceded by a “C”, shall not exceed the 8-hour Time Weighted Average given for that substance in any 8-hour work shift of a 40-hour work week.

29 CFR 1910.1000(e)

(e) To achieve compliance with paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section, administrative or engineering controls must first be determined and implemented whenever feasible. When such controls are not feasible to achieve full compliance, protective equipment or any other protective measures shall be used to keep the exposure of employees to air contaminants within the limits prescribed in this section. Any equipment and/or technical measures used for this purpose must be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person. Whenever respirators are used, their use shall comply with 1910.134.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.146 · Permit-required confined spaces

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.23 · Ladders in general industry

29 CFR 1910.25 · Portable wood ladders

29 CFR 1910.26 · Portable metal ladders

29 CFR 1910.27 · Fixed ladders

29 CFR 1910.272 · Grain handling facilities

29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.307 · Hazardous (classified) locations

29 CFR 1910.333 · Working near live electrical parts

29 CFR 1910.334 · Using electrical equipment

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

Other grain and field bean merchant wholesalers employers in Georgia

Staple Cotton Cooperative Association Savannah · 8 citations · $27,556
Gillis Bros. of Blackshear, Inc. Blackshear · 6 citations · $6,242
Ladds Farm Supply, Inc Cartersville · 2 citations · $4,465
Barrow & Prescott, Inc. Matthews · 7 citations · $5,784
Turner County Stockyards, Inc. Ashburn · 4 citations · $3,250

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.

Agrowstar, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations