OSHA has inspected Bottlinger Grain, Inc. 2 times in Texas since 2017.
The latest one began on Feb 18, 2020 to follow up on an earlier case, in Hamilton.
Those inspections ended with 10 citation items: 9 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $33,749 and now stand at $16,966, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.
Grain handling facilities comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1910.272.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for transportation and warehousing employers since 2015 is $3,555, and Bottlinger Grain, Inc. averages $8,483 (2 cited inspections).
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Bottlinger Grain, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
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Watch this company460 Fm 932, Hamilton, TX 76531 · 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 29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2) · Exit routes |
Serious | $1,966 | $1,966 | Mar 11, 2020 | Final |
460 Fm 932, Hamilton, TX 76531 · Farm Product Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Oct 4, 2017 (fatal): Employee is engulfed in corn and is killed
At 7:30 p.m. on October 4, 2017, an employee was loading a truck with corn and the grain bin became clogged. The employee tried to unclog the grain bin and was engulfed in the corn and was killed. No other details were given in the report. report.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.23(b)(2) · Ladders in general industry |
Serious | $2,217 | $1,000 | Feb 16, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.23(d)(9)(i) · Ladders in general industry |
Serious | $5,174 | $2,500 | Feb 16, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i) · Fall protection in general industry |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Feb 16, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2c 29 CFR 1910.29(a)(2) · Fall protection systems in general industry |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Feb 16, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.272(e)(2) · Grain handling facilities |
Serious | $5,174 | $2,500 | Feb 16, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.272(g)(2) · Grain handling facilities |
Serious | $5,174 | $2,500 | Feb 16, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5 29 CFR 1910.272(g)(3) · Grain handling facilities |
Serious | $5,174 | $2,500 | Feb 16, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 6 29 CFR 1910.272(g)(4) · Grain handling facilities |
Serious | $5,174 | $2,500 | Feb 16, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries |
Other-than-serious | $3,696 | $1,500 | Feb 16, 2018 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2022, the Hamilton site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 20 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.9 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bottlinger Grain, Inc Hamilton · 2022 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.9 |
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1)
(a) Basic requirement. (1) Within eight (8) hours after the death of any employee as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the fatality to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor.
29 CFR 1910.23(b)(2)
(2) Ladder rungs, steps, and cleats are spaced not less than 10 inches (25 cm) and not more than 14 inches (36 cm) apart, as measured between the centerlines of the rungs, cleats, and steps, except that:
29 CFR 1910.23(d)(9)(i)
(i) Opens with sufficient clearance to provide easy access to or from the ladder; and
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.