Ixonia, Wisconsin · Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 424510
8inspections
16citation items
$86,407current penalties
Nov 6, 2024last inspection
Growmark Inc. has 8 OSHA inspections on record in Wisconsin, the first in 1985.
OSHA's last visit started on Nov 6, 2024 on a referral, in Amherst Junction.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 16 citation items: 11 serious, 1 willful and 4 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $148,171 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $86,407, down 42%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.272, grain handling facilities (4 items).
For context, across all wholesale employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,425. Growmark Inc. averages $15,969 over 3 cited inspections in that time.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Growmark Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Oct 19, 2020: Employee partially amputates four fingers in mill rollers
At 1:00 p.m. on October 19, 2020, an employee working as a feed mill operator for a grain merchant was running corn through a roller mill. The mill was an automatic machine that consisted of three sets of rollers. The employee observed the milled corn and was not satisfied with its grind consistency. The gap between the roller sets produced the desired grain consistency. As the grain fell through the rollers, the rollers would grind the grain. The rollers could be adjusted from the exterior of the milling machine to achieve the desired grind. The employee turned off the machine at the control panel and then proceeded to remove the bottom metal cover once the belts and pulleys had stopped moving. The employee reached into the mill past the second roller set to the bottom rollers in order to check the gap between the set. The bottom rollers were still moving and pulled his right hand into the gap. The employee received medical treatment for four partially amputated fingers but was not hospitalized.
Incident on Jan 17, 2020 (fatal): Employee slips and falls on snow covered surface, strikes an
At 4:57 p.m. on January 17, 2020, an employee of a grain cooperative business was outdoors at work, walking to his truck. The temperature was approximately 30 degrees Fahrenheit, and snow was falling. The employee was wearing shoe cleats. The employee slipped and fell to the ground, striking his head, and losing consciousness for approximately 1 hour. Upon regaining consciousness, the employee drove home. Once arriving at home, the employee was taken by ambulance to Froedert Memorial Hospital in Milwaukee, WI to receive treatment for a head injury, where he later died.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 343432712 OPENED AUG 30, 2018Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 17 employees at the site · Closed Oct 5, 2018
16119 Hwy 18 W, Darlington, WI 53530 · Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers (except Bulk Stations and Terminals) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 29, 2018: Employee is caught in drum explosion and fractures skull
At 1:00 p.m. on August 29, 2018, an employee was cutting open an empty barrel that had previously held Isopropyl Alcohol with a plasma torch when it exploded, sending it flying upwards and struck his face. The employee sustained several facial lacerations when his welding helmet broke and struck his head against the concrete floor when he fell backwards. The employee fractured his skull and was bleeding from his brain. The employee was hospitalized. hospitalized.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 341751568 OPENED SEP 6, 2016Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 9 employees at the site · Closed Mar 22, 2017
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Amherst Junction site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 16 workers: 10.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 5.9 for its industry. Those cases cost 3 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Insight FS - Amherst Junction
Amherst Junction · 2025
16
2
2
10.0
5.9
Insight FS - Brandon
Brandon · 2025
17
0
0
0.0
5.9
Insight FS - Ixonia
Ixonia · 2025
6
0
0
0.0
5.9
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 3 reports on file.
An employee was spotting two forklifts that were lowering a conveyor belt frame. One of the forklifts lowered farther than the other, creating tension in the conveyor belt. The belt sprung, causing the conveyor to fall 8 feet off the forklifts and strike the employee in the leg. The employee sustained a dislocated patella and ligament damage.
An employee was checking the gap between the feed rollers when his right hand was caught in the rollers. Multiple fingers on the right hand were amputated.
Aug 29, 2018, Darlington: Hospitalization · skull fracture and intracranial injury · brain
An employee was dismantling a lubricant barrel with a torch when it exploded. The explosive force blew out the bottom of the drum, which flew up and struck the employee's face, smashing the welding helmet he was wearing, sending him backwards, and causing him to hit his head on the concrete floor. He suffered facial lacerations, a skull fracture, and bleeding on the brain.
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(d)(2)
(2) The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.
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.
