Bear River Supply, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Apr 24, 2021: Employee punctures lungs, fractures rib and wrist in fall

At 8:45 a.m. on April 24, 2021, an employee was working as a mechanic for an agricultural chemical supply business in the chemical tank area. The employer was expanding and upgrading the tank farm. The employee climbed a Werner Model D1116-2 16-foot Extension Ladder to visually inspect the top of a tank. The tank was going to be moved and the employee needed to verify it was empty. Once the employee climbed the ladder and looked into the tank, the ladder slipped sideways causing the ladder and the employee to fall approximately 13 feet to the concrete below. The employee was working alone with no one in the immediate area. The exact reason the ladder tipped could not be determined. The employee was hospitalized to treat a left lower rib fracture, left fractured wrist and a punctured lung.

Incident on May 13, 1993: Employee injured when caught in conveyor hold-down rollers

At 4:15 p.m. on May 13, 1993, Employee #1 was injured as he stepped over a porta ble fertilizer conveyor, slipped on a piece of pipe lying on the ground, stepped onto the moving conveyor belt, and fell down. He was pulled up between the two hold-down rollers and the rapidly moving conveyor belt, where he was caught for a short time until he was able to stall the motor. He called for help and was re leased by other employees with the help of a cutting torch. He was taken to Ride Out Hospital in Marysville where he was treated for a fractured right 2nd metat arsal, 2nd- and 3rd-degree friction burns to the right arm, 2nd-degree burns to the back, and lacerations to the left leg. He was released after 17 hours in the hospital. He underwent skin grafts on two small areas on June 14, 1993.