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Cooperative Elevator Co.: OSHA inspections and violations

Pigeon, Michigan · Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing · NAICS 325311

3inspections
5citation items
$4,200current penalties
Jul 15, 2021last inspection

Since 2009, OSHA inspectors have visited Cooperative Elevator Co. in Michigan 3 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Jul 15, 2021 on a referral, in Pigeon.

In all, OSHA issued 5 citation items: 5 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $8,400; today they stand at $4,200, 50% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.147 (lockout/tagout), 3 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Cooperative Elevator Co. averages $2,100 across 2 cited inspections.

Cooperative Elevator Co. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Cooperative Elevator Co.: OSHA citation items per year, 2009 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345418966 OPENED JUL 15, 2021Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 65 employees at the site · Closed Sep 28, 2021

275 Berne Street, Pigeon, MI 48755 · Farm Product Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jun 14, 2021: Employee fractures scapula and ribs when pneumatic lift axle

At 7:13 a.m. on June 14, 2021, Employee #1 was replacing the air tank on a tank truck. While working below a pneumatic lift axle on the truck, Employee #1 removed the airline, causing the pneumatic pressure to dissipate and the lift axle to drop. The employee sustained a fractured scapula and several fractured ribs. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$4,900$2,450Aug 20, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$0$0Aug 20, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$0$0Aug 20, 2021Final

Inspection 340057009 OPENED MAR 19, 2015Closed

Unprogrammed other · Partial · Safety · 70 employees at the site · Closed May 27, 2015

7211 E Michigan Ave, Pigeon, MI 48755 · Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 408.11421(4)
 Serious$3,500$1,750May 4, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 408.11433(1)
 Serious$0$0May 4, 2015Final

Inspection 311990634 OPENED MAR 11, 2009Closed

Planned · No inspection · Health · 6 employees at the site · Closed Mar 26, 2009

4931 Shreeves Rd, Fairgrove, MI 48733 · Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

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 Pigeon site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 83 workers: 5.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.0 for its industry. Those cases cost 45 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Cooperative Elevator Co. Pigeon Office and plants
Pigeon · 2025
83 515.70.0
Cooperative Elevator Co. Pigeon Office and pla
Pigeon · 2021
90 535.40.0

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)

(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i)

(6) Periodic inspection. (i) The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a)

(A) Each authorized employee shall receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control.

Other nitrogenous fertilizer manufacturing employers in Michigan

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