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Cone AG, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Onida, South Dakota · Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating · NAICS 115112

1inspections
4citation items
$5,759current penalties
Sep 11, 2024last inspection

Cone AG, Inc. has one OSHA inspection on record in South Dakota.

OSHA opened it on Sep 11, 2024 as a planned inspection, in Onida.

From that inspection OSHA issued 4 citation items: 2 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $9,598 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $5,759, down 40%.

For context, across all farming, fishing and forestry employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $1,440. Cone AG, Inc. averages $5,759 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Cone AG, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Cone AG, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2024 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347748824 OPENED SEP 11, 2024Closed

Planned · Records only · Safety · 9 employees at the site · Closed Feb 5, 2025

2000 South 4th Street, Onida, SD 57564 · Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$5,485$3,291Oct 22, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(i)(a) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$4,113$2,468Oct 22, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 1 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 22, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 22, 2024Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Onida site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 10 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.9 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Onida site
Onida · 2025
10 000.02.9

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.146 · Permit-required confined spaces

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2)

(2) If the workplace contains permit spaces, the employer shall inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces.

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

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i)

(3) Vertical and inclined belts. (i) Vertical and inclined belts shall be enclosed by a guard conforming to standards in paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section.

29 CFR 1910.25 · Stairways

29 CFR 1910.25(b)(3)

(3) Stairs have uniform riser heights and tread depths between landings;

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

Other soil preparation, planting, and cultivating employers in South Dakota

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.