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Corn Plus: OSHA inspections and violations

Winnebago, Minnesota · Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing · NAICS 325193

4inspections
16citation items
$9,600current penalties
Aug 21, 2017last inspection

Corn Plus has 4 OSHA inspections on record in Minnesota, the first in 1994.

OSHA's last visit started on Aug 21, 2017 as a planned inspection, in Winnebago.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 16 citation items: 16 serious.

OSHA proposed $9,600 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.119, process safety management (7 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Corn Plus averages $3,300 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Corn Plus also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Corn Plus: OSHA citation items per year, 1994 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342567054 OPENED AUG 21, 2017Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 42 employees at the site · Closed Sep 25, 2017

711 6th Ave Se, Winnebago, MN 56098 · Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$3,300$3,300Sep 7, 2017Final

Inspection 317996304 OPENED JUL 21, 2015Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 44 employees at the site · Closed Jul 28, 2015

711 6th Ave Se, Winnebago, MN 56098 · Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 315597161 OPENED MAY 23, 2011Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 44 employees at the site · Closed Nov 30, 2011

711 6th Avenue Se, Winnebago, MN 56098 · Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.119(d)(2)(i) · Process safety management
Serious$600$600Jun 28, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i) · Process safety management
Serious$0$0Jun 28, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.119(e)(1) · Process safety management
Serious$600$600Jun 28, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1) · Process safety management
Serious$600$600Jun 28, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.119(g)(1)(i) · Process safety management
Serious$600$600Jun 28, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.119(j)(2) · Process safety management
Serious$600$600Jun 28, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.119(l)(1) · Process safety management
Serious$600$600Jun 28, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 7a
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$700$700Jun 28, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 7b
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection
Serious$0$0Jun 28, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 7c
29 CFR 1910.138(a) · Gloves and hand protection
Serious$0$0Jun 28, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$300$300Jun 28, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 9
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$300$300Jun 28, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 10
29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash
Serious$500$500Jun 28, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 11
29 CFR 1910.272(j)(1) · Grain handling facilities
Serious$600$600Jun 28, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 12 Serious$300$300Jun 28, 2011Closed

Inspection 120380829 OPENED AUG 31, 1994Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 32 employees at the site · Closed Oct 7, 1994

Hwy 109 E., Winnebago, MN 56098 · 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 2018, the Winnebago site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 37 workers: 7.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.7 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Corn Plus
Winnebago · 2018
37 307.60.7

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.119 · Process safety management

29 CFR 1910.119(d)(2)(i)

(2) Information pertaining to the technology of the process. (i) Information concerning the technology of the process shall include at least the following:

29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)

(3) Information pertaining to the equipment in the process. (i) Information pertaining to the equipment in the process shall include:

29 CFR 1910.119(e)(1)

(e) Process hazard analysis. (1) The employer shall perform an initial process hazard analysis (hazard evaluation) on processes covered by this standard. The process hazard analysis shall be appropriate to the complexity of the process and shall identify, evaluate, and control the hazards involved in the process. Employers shall determine and document the priority order for conducting process hazard analyses based on a rationale which includes such considerations as extent of the process hazards, number of potentially affected employees, age of the process, and operating history of the process. The process hazard analysis shall be conducted as soon as possible, but not later than the following schedule:

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

29 CFR 1910.138 · Gloves and hand protection

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.272 · Grain handling facilities

29 CFR 5205.660

29 CFR 5206.700

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