Inspection 347265746 OPENED FEB 7, 2024Closed
4887 N. 1220 E. Road, Bourbonnais, IL 60914 · Farm Product Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected FS Grain, LLC 5 times in Illinois since 2015.
The latest one began on Feb 7, 2024 as a planned inspection, in Bourbonnais.
Those inspections ended with 12 citation items: 7 serious and 5 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $46,673 and now stand at $25,237, 46% lower after settlements or reviews.
Fall protection in general industry comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.28.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for wholesale employers since 2015 is $3,425, and FS Grain, LLC averages $8,412 (3 cited inspections).
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
FS Grain, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
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Watch this companyInspection history
Inspection 342835279 OPENED DEC 15, 2017Closed
410 N. Main Street, Sycamore, IL 60178 · Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 342747292 OPENED NOV 1, 2017Closed
9512 Helmar Road, Newark, IL 60541 · Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Oct 31, 2017 (fatal): Employee falls from structure/ladder and is killed
At 5:23 p.m. on October 31, 2017, an employee was 80 feet above grade, taking measurements on multiple grain bins then proceeded to walk across a catwalk back to the ladder the employee climbed up. A coworker saw the employee strike the ground. The coworker along with other employees performed Cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the employee until the first responders arrived. The employee was pronounced dead at the scene by the Kendall County Coroner. No one saw the employee fall or where he fell from and weather was not a factor. The cause of how employee fell was not able to be established.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.23(d)(2) · Ladders in general industry |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 8, 2018 | Final |
Inspection 342362266 OPENED JUN 1, 2017Closed
410 N. Main Street, Sycamore, IL 60178 · Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(11)(ii) · Fall protection in general industry |
Serious | $10,755 | $7,618 | Nov 1, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.25(b)(3) · Stairways |
Serious | $10,755 | $0 | Nov 1, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i) · Fall protection in general industry |
Serious | $8,963 | $7,618 | Nov 1, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(i) · Fall protection in general industry |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 1, 2017 | Final |
Inspection 341040483 OPENED NOV 4, 2015Closed
2490 W. Grand Ridge Road, Mazon, IL 60444 · Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements |
Serious | $6,300 | $6,000 | Apr 7, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements |
Serious | $4,500 | $0 | Apr 7, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1) · Permit-required confined spaces |
Serious | $4,500 | $3,550 | Apr 7, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4) · Permit-required confined spaces |
Other-than-serious | $900 | $450 | Apr 7, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(iv) · Lockout/tagout |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 7, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 3 29 CFR 1910.272(e)(1) · Grain handling facilities |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 7, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 4 29 CFR 1910.272(j)(1) · Grain handling facilities |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 7, 2016 | Final |
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2021, the Bourbonnais site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 12 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.0 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourbonnais Elevator Bourbonnais · 2021 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Kentland Elevator Newark · 2021 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 24.2 | 0.0 |
| Mazon Elevator Mazon · 2021 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 13.2 | 0.0 |
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
29 CFR 1910.132(a)
(a) Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)
(d) Hazard assessment and equipment selection. (1) The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:
29 CFR 1910.146 · Permit-required confined spaces
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1)
(c) General requirements. (1) The employer shall evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces are permit- required confined spaces.
29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout
29 CFR 1910.23 · Ladders in general industry
29 CFR 1910.25 · Stairways
29 CFR 1910.272 · Grain handling facilities
29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry
Other grain and field bean merchant wholesalers employers in Illinois
- BMHC Hide Co LLC Kankakee · 2 citations · $2,600
- Hamel Co-OP Grain Co Hamel · 6 citations · $7,151
- Ludlow Cooperative Elevator Company Ludlow · 2 citations · $6,879
- M&M Service Company Carlinville · 6 citations · $13,410
- Donovan Farmers Co-OP Elevator, Inc. Donovan · 11 citations · $20,078
- Legacy Grain Cooperative Stonington · 5 citations · $92,338
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