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Interstate Commodities, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Lincoln, Nebraska · Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 424510

2inspections
21citation items
$142,105current penalties
Sep 23, 2019last inspection

Interstate Commodities, Inc. has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Nebraska, the first in 2015.

OSHA's last visit started on Sep 23, 2019 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Fremont, and the case has not closed yet.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 21 citation items: 13 serious, 7 repeat and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $238,492 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $142,105, down 40%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.272, grain handling facilities (9 items).

For context, across all wholesale employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,427. Interstate Commodities, Inc. averages $71,052 over 2 cited inspections in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Interstate Commodities, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344328182 OPENED SEP 23, 2019Open

Fatality or catastrophe · Complete · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Open

549 County Road T, Fremont, NE 68025 · Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Sep 22, 2019 (fatal): Employee is engulfed by grain product and is asphyxiated

At 2:15 p.m. on September 22, 2019, an employee entered the grain bin to unclog a mixture of milo, corn, and soybeans in a concrete bin and become engulfed by the mixture, asphyxiating him.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
 Serious$10,390$10,390Feb 24, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(3) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$10,390$10,390Feb 24, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(iii)(b)(2) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$10,390$0Feb 24, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$10,390$0Feb 24, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$10,390$8,953Feb 24, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.272(e)(2) · Grain handling facilities
 Serious$10,390$10,390Feb 24, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.272(g)(1)(ii) · Grain handling facilities
 Serious$10,390$10,390Feb 24, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1910.272(g)(1)(iv) · Grain handling facilities
 Serious$10,390$10,390Feb 24, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 9
29 CFR 1910.272(g)(2) · Grain handling facilities
 Serious$10,390$0Feb 24, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 10
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$7,422$5,000Feb 24, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Repeat$14,844$14,844Feb 24, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Repeat$20,782$0Feb 24, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.272(g)(1)(i) · Grain handling facilities
 Repeat$20,782$20,782Feb 24, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.272(g)(1)(iii) · Grain handling facilities
 Repeat$20,782$20,782Feb 24, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 5
29 CFR 1910.272(j)(1) · Grain handling facilities
 Repeat$14,844$14,844Feb 24, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 6
29 CFR 1910.272(m)(3) · Grain handling facilities
 Repeat$14,844$0Feb 24, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 7
29 CFR 1910.272(m)(4) · Grain handling facilities
 Repeat$20,782$0Feb 24, 2020Final

Inspection 340598713 OPENED MAY 1, 2015Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 17 employees at the site · Closed Feb 23, 2016

3001 Cornhusker Hwy, Lincoln, NE 68504 · Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$3,600$1,800Aug 26, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$3,600$1,800Aug 26, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) · Hazard communication
 Serious$2,700$1,350Aug 26, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 26, 2015Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i)

(i) A list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that is referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet (the list may be compiled for the workplace as a whole or for individual work areas); and,

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(3)

(3) The test operator shall direct the stream of irritant smoke from the smoke tube toward the faceseal area of the test subject, using the low flow pump or the squeeze bulb. The test operator shall begin at least 12 inches from the facepiece and move the smoke stream around the whole perimeter of the mask. The operator shall gradually make two more passes around the perimeter of the mask, moving to within six inches of the respirator.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.272 · Grain handling facilities

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

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