Since 2009, OSHA inspectors have visited Dakota Layers, LLP in South Dakota 2 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Jun 14, 2022 on a referral, in Flandreau.
In all, OSHA issued 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $7,752; today they stand at $5,250, 32% less.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,873 penalty. Dakota Layers, LLP averages $5,000 across 1 cited inspection.
Dakota Layers, LLP also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
South Dakota · latest 90 days of OSHA records
30employers cited
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Flandreau site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 100 workers: 4.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.4 for its industry. Those cases cost 93 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
DL Main Farm
Flandreau · 2025
100
5
3
4.0
3.4
DL Main
Flandreau · 2024
134
4
4
6.3
3.4
Dakota Layers
Flandreau · 2022
101
15
8
13.0
3.4
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
May 13, 2024, Flandreau: Amputation · amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified · finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
An employee was shoveling manure into an incline conveyor when they slipped and fell. Their left index finger contacted the belt and chain on the bottom conveyor, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
An employee was attempting to remove insulation from a ventilation fan when their foot contacted the moving fan blade, resulting in an injury that required a medical amputation of the foot.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(a) Basic requirement. You must use OSHA 300, 300-A, and 301 forms, or equivalent forms, for recordable injuries and illnesses. The OSHA 300 form is called the Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, the 300-A is the Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, and the OSHA 301 form is called the Injury and Illness Incident Report.
Each employer shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees.
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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.