Since 2011, OSHA inspectors have visited Maxyield Cooperative in Iowa 5 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Apr 6, 2021 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Corwith.
In all, OSHA issued 21 citation items: 12 serious and 9 other-than-serious.
The penalties, $56,238 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.
The rule cited most here is 1910.272 (grain handling facilities), 5 times.
Among wholesale employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,425 penalty. Maxyield Cooperative averages $27,775 across 2 cited inspections.
4 inspections on this page followed a fatal incident.
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Watch this companySe Of Inersection Of 160th And Deer Ave., Corwith, IA 50430 · Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Apr 5, 2021 (fatal): Employee dies from natural causes
At 1:30 p.m. on April 5, 2021, an employee was operating a dry fertilizer tender truck when he died due to a heart attack.
No citations from this inspection.
416 4th Ave Se Po Box 186, Belmond, IA 50421 · Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jun 24, 2019 (fatal): Employee is killed when engulfed by soybeans
At 4:20 p.m. on June 24, 2019, an employee was using a grain vac to remove soybeans from a metal grain bin. The employee was fatally engulfed by soybeans in the process.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 3a 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $7,104 | $10,000 | Dec 4, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3b 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Dec 4, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3c 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Dec 4, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 6a 29 CFR 1910.272(e)(1) · Grain handling facilities |
Serious | $7,104 | $10,000 | Dec 4, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 8a 29 CFR 1910.272(g)(2) · Grain handling facilities |
Serious | $7,104 | $10,000 | Dec 4, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 8b 29 CFR 1910.272(g)(3) · Grain handling facilities |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Dec 4, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 8c 29 CFR 1910.272(g)(4) · Grain handling facilities |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Dec 4, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 9 29 CFR 1910.333(a) · Working near live electrical parts |
Serious | $7,104 | $10,000 | Dec 4, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1a 29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1) · Injury and illness log |
Other-than-serious | $797 | $500 | Dec 4, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2a 29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3) · Injury and illness log |
Other-than-serious | $797 | $500 | Dec 4, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 4 29 CFR 1910.30(d) · Training requirements |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $3,000 | Dec 4, 2019 | Final |
1304 River Avenue South Po Box 186, Belmond, IA 50421 · Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Mar 27, 2017 (fatal): Employee falls into chute of grain trailer and is killed
At approximately 2:15 p.m. on March 27, 2017, Employee #1 was trying to unplug a chute used to load screened corn into a grain trailer. He fell or was pulled into the loading chute and died of suffocation.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.23(a)(2) · Ladders in general industry |
Other-than-serious | $2,450 | $1,500 | Jun 30, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Ladders in general industry |
Serious | $1,750 | $1,750 | Jun 30, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.27(d)(3) · Scaffolds and rope descent systems |
Other-than-serious | $1,750 | $1,200 | Jun 30, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3) · Exit routes |
Other-than-serious | $1,750 | $1,200 | Jun 30, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 6a 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2) · Permit-required confined spaces |
Serious | $1,750 | $1,750 | Jun 30, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 6b 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(2) · Permit-required confined spaces |
Serious | $1,750 | $0 | Jun 30, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 7 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Other-than-serious | $1,750 | $1,200 | Jun 30, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 8 29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts |
Other-than-serious | $1,750 | $1,200 | Jun 30, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 9 29 CFR 1910.219(f)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts |
Serious | $1,750 | $1,750 | Jun 30, 2017 | Final |
2116 90th Avenue, Algona, IA 50511 · Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
102 1st Street, Dickens, IA 51333 · Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Sep 6, 2011 (fatal): Employee is killed in engulfment in grain bin
On September 6, 2011, Employee #1 was engulfed in a grain bin. He was asphyxiate d and killed.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.272(g)(5) · Grain handling facilities |
Other-than-serious | $1,375 | $688 | Oct 13, 2011 | Closed |
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1)
(b) Implementation—(1) What do I need to do to complete the OSHA 300 Log? You must enter information about your business at the top of the OSHA 300 Log, enter a one or two line description for each recordable injury or illness, and summarize this information on the OSHA 300-A at the end of the year.
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3)
(3) How quickly must each injury or illness be recorded? You must enter each recordable injury or illness on the OSHA 300 Log and 301 Incident Report within seven (7) calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness has occurred.
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2)
(2) If the workplace contains permit spaces, the employer shall inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces.
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