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Kenny Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Merrill, Michigan · Corn Farming · NAICS 111150

2inspections
6citation items
$4,250current penalties
Sep 5, 2019last inspection

Since 2019, OSHA inspectors have visited Kenny Inc in Michigan 2 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Sep 5, 2019 as part of a related case, in Merrill.

In all, OSHA issued 6 citation items: 6 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $8,500; today they stand at $4,250, 50% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.146 (permit-required confined spaces), 4 times.

Among farming, fishing and forestry employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $1,440 penalty. Kenny Inc averages $2,125 across 2 cited inspections.

Kenny Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344284096 OPENED SEP 5, 2019Closed

Programmed related · Partial · Health · 70 employees at the site · Closed Dec 18, 2019

8295 Ne Countyline Rd, Merrill, MI 48637 · Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$1,500$750Nov 4, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(5)(ii)(c) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$0$0Nov 4, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(5)(ii)(e)(1) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$0$0Nov 4, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 1d
29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$0$0Nov 4, 2019Final

Inspection 344242516 OPENED AUG 21, 2019Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 70 employees at the site · Closed Jan 3, 2020

8295 Ne Countyline Rd, Merrill, MI 48637 · Corn Farming · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Aug 8, 2019: Employee fractures legs when powered industrial truck tips o

At 4:30 p.m. on August 8, 2019, Employee # 1 was operating a Nissan-powered industrial truck in the tank yard area. While turning the Nissan-powered industrial truck, the powered industrial truck flipped, pinning Employee # 1's legs between the powered industrial truck and the ground. Employee # 1 received fractures to his leg bones, requiring surgery and hospitalization.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 408.1011(A)
 Serious$3,500$1,750Nov 15, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 408.12152(1)
 Serious$3,500$1,750Nov 15, 2019Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.146 · Permit-required confined spaces

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4)

(4) If the employer decides that its employees will enter permit spaces, the employer shall develop and implement a written permit space program that complies with this section. The written program shall be available for inspection by employees and their authorized representatives.

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(5)(ii)(c)

(C) Before an employee enters the space, the internal atmosphere shall be tested, with a calibrated direct-reading instrument, for oxygen content, for flammable gases and vapors, and for potential toxic air contaminants, in that order. Any employee who enters the space, or that employee's authorized representative, shall be provided an opportunity to observe the pre-entry testing required by this paragraph.

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(5)(ii)(e)(1)

(E) Continuous forced air ventilation shall be used, as follows:

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