Sioux Falls, South Dakota · Other Animal Food Manufacturing · NAICS 311119
OSHA has inspected Fermentationexperts USA, LLC 3 times in South Dakota since 2022.
The latest one began on Nov 13, 2024 as a planned inspection, in Sioux Falls.
Those inspections ended with 28 citation items: 23 serious, 2 repeat and 3 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $154,928 and now stand at $108,417, 30% lower after settlements or reviews.
Machine guarding comes up most often in these citations: 5 items under 1910.212.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,874, and Fermentationexperts USA, LLC averages $36,139 (3 cited inspections).
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Watch this company1201 North Ellis Road, Sioux Falls, SD 57107 · Other Animal Food Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i) · Fall protection in general industry |
Serious | $12,421 | $6,210 | Dec 12, 2024 | Final |
1201 North Ellis Road, Sioux Falls, SD 57107 · Other Animal Food Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $6,875 | $6,000 | Jan 4, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.219(h)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts |
Serious | $6,875 | $6,000 | Jan 4, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements |
Other-than-serious | $5,156 | $5,000 | Jan 4, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Repeat | $24,063 | $15,000 | Jan 4, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts |
Repeat | $24,063 | $15,000 | Jan 4, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 3a 29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i) · Electrical wiring methods |
Serious | $13,751 | $12,000 | Jan 4, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 3b 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv) · Electrical wiring methods |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jan 4, 2024 | Final |
1201 North Ellis Road, Sioux Falls, SD 57107 · Other Animal Food Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Feb 23, 2022: Employee's fingers are amputated when clearing rotating valv
At 01:15 p.m. on February 23, 2022, an employee was removing a port cover at the point of a rotating valve which produces a suction within a metal tube to move the animal food product throughout the mill handling unit. The employee was trying to identify the source of a squeaking sound within the tube. The employee inserted his hand up into the pipe and then down into the spinning valve as he pulled his hand out. Due to the employee opening the port cover while the machine was in operation and pulling his hand back out of the tube, past the spinning valve, the employee's fingers were caught by the valve. The employee was admitted and treated at the hospital for an amputation to the right index and middle fingers.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i) · Fall protection in general industry |
Serious | $8,702 | $6,091 | Sep 6, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(ii) · Fall protection in general industry |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 6, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1c 29 CFR 1910.29(b)(1) · Fall protection systems in general industry |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 6, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1d 29 CFR 1910.29(b)(2) · Fall protection systems in general industry |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 6, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $7,252 | $5,076 | Sep 6, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4a 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $10,151 | $7,106 | Sep 6, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4b 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 6, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4c 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(5) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 6, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4d 29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 6, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4e 29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 6, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5a 29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2) · Grinders and abrasive wheels |
Serious | $4,351 | $3,046 | Sep 6, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5b 29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 6, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 6 29 CFR 1910.272(g)(1)(i) · Grain handling facilities |
Serious | $10,151 | $7,106 | Sep 6, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 7a 29 CFR 1910.272(j)(1) · Grain handling facilities |
Serious | $10,151 | $7,106 | Sep 6, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 7b 29 CFR 1910.272(j)(2)(ii) · Grain handling facilities |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 6, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 8a 29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i) · Electrical wiring methods |
Serious | $8,702 | $6,091 | Sep 6, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 8b 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv) · Electrical wiring methods |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 6, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 8c 29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(i) · Using electrical equipment |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 6, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1904.29(a) · Injury and illness log |
Other-than-serious | $1,450 | $1,015 | Sep 6, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2) · Permit-required confined spaces |
Other-than-serious | $814 | $570 | Sep 6, 2022 | Final |
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.29(a)
(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.
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 1910.147(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.
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