Hog Inc has 3 OSHA inspections on record in Illinois, the first in 2009.
OSHA's last visit started on Sep 3, 2019 on a referral, in Greenfield.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 6 citation items: 6 serious.
OSHA proposed $9,959 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $7,666, down 23%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.303, electrical equipment, general requirements (2 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,874. Hog Inc averages $3,220 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 344278122 OPENED SEP 3, 2019Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed Oct 24, 2019
248 N State Route 267, Greenfield, IL 62044 · Wet Corn Milling and Starch Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 26, 2019: Employee incurs multiple fractures in fall from grain traile
At 4:30 p.m. on August 26, 2019. Employee #1 was working inside a loading tunnel of a grain elevator. The trailer was a Hensley Auger Trailer Model #ATH-39-33-9, and the work platform on the trailer was 12 feet 5 inches in height. Employee #1 was working on the platform without the use of personal fall protection. Employee #1 was working with the driver of the truck at the time of the incident, and two other coworkers were present in other parts of the facility. There was a catwalk with a guardrail system present on it, which was not used along one of the walls of the tunnel. Employee #1 fell to a lower level concrete floor while attempting to clean grain from the top of a semi trailer. The fall resulted in a broken shoulder, leg, and back, which required hospitalization
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $3,789 | $3,789 | Sep 26, 2019 | Final |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Aug 26, 2019, Greenfield: Hospitalization · fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. · multiple body parts, n.e.c.
An employee was loading feed on a trailer when the feed spilled. The employee attempted to clean the feed and fell off the trailer, suffering a loss of consciousness, an open wound and contusion to the head, a fractured left rib and scapula, and two fractured vertebrae. The employee was hospitalized.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
