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MT Vernon Elevator Co: OSHA inspections and violations

Mt Vernon, Illinois · Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 424510

5inspections
19citation items
$5,390current penalties
Oct 28, 2022last inspection

OSHA has inspected MT Vernon Elevator Co 5 times in Illinois since 1976.

The latest one began on Oct 28, 2022 as a planned inspection, in Mount Vernon.

Those inspections ended with 19 citation items: 5 serious and 14 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $11,854 and now stand at $5,390, 55% lower after settlements or reviews.

Portable fire extinguishers comes up most often in these citations: 5 items under 1910.157.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for wholesale employers since 2015 is $3,425, and MT Vernon Elevator Co averages $4,310 (1 cited inspection).

MT Vernon Elevator Co: OSHA citation items per year, 1976 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346310659 OPENED OCT 28, 2022Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Closed Apr 6, 2023

111675 N Illinois Hwy 37, Mount Vernon, IL 62864 · Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$3,315$1,989Dec 15, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.272(g)(1)(iii) · Grain handling facilities
 Other-than-serious$4,144$0Dec 15, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$3,315$2,321Dec 15, 2022Final

Inspection 15675713 OPENED JUL 19, 1978Closed

Follow-up · Complete · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Mar 10, 1984

Route 37 South Of Tenth Street, Mt Vernon, IL 62864 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 15669443 OPENED JUN 1, 1978Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Jul 21, 1978

Rte 37 South, Mt Vernon, IL 62864 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
 Serious$150$150Jun 7, 1978Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1) · General requirements
 Serious$180$180Jun 7, 1978Closed

Inspection 15742299 OPENED OCT 27, 1976Closed

Follow-up · Complete · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Mar 10, 1984

Rt 37 South Bentor Road, Mt Vernon, IL 62864 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 15664030 OPENED APR 20, 1976Closed

Complaint · Complete · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Aug 3, 1976

Hway 37 Benton Rd, Mt Vernon, IL 62864 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Other-than-serious$25$25Apr 27, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.157(a)(5) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 27, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.157(d)(3)(iv) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 27, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.157(a)(3) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 27, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.157(d)(3)(i) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 27, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.157(a)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 27, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.110(e)(4)(iii) · Storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases
 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 27, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1910.25(d)(1)(i) · Portable wood ladders
 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 27, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 9
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Other-than-serious$25$25Apr 27, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 10 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 27, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 11
29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1)(iii) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
 Other-than-serious$25$25Apr 27, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 12
29 CFR 1910.252(a)(1)(iii) · Welding fire safety
 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 27, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 13 Other-than-serious$175$175Apr 27, 1976Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.24(b) · Fixed industrial stairs
 Serious$500$500Apr 27, 1976Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.110 · Storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases

29 CFR 1910.110(e)(4)(iii)

(iii) Permanent and removable fuel containers shall be securely mounted to prevent jarring loose, slipping, or rotating, and the fastenings shall be designed and constructed to withstand static loading in any direction equal to twice the weight of the tank and attachments when filled with fuel using a safety factor of not less than four based on the ultimate strength of the material to be used. Field welding, when necessary, shall be made only on saddle plates, lugs or brackets, originally attached to the container by the tank manufacturer.

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.157(a)(1)

(a) Scope and application. The requirements of this section apply to the placement, use, maintenance, and testing of portable fire extinguishers provided for the use of employees. Paragraph (d) of this section does not apply to extinguishers provided for employee use on the outside of workplace buildings or structures. Where extinguishers are provided but are not intended for employee use and the employer has an emergency action plan and a fire prevention plan that meet the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.38 and 29 CFR 1910.39 respectively, then only the requirements of paragraphs (e) and (f) of this section apply.

29 CFR 1910.157(a)(3)

(a) Scope and application. The requirements of this section apply to the placement, use, maintenance, and testing of portable fire extinguishers provided for the use of employees. Paragraph (d) of this section does not apply to extinguishers provided for employee use on the outside of workplace buildings or structures. Where extinguishers are provided but are not intended for employee use and the employer has an emergency action plan and a fire prevention plan that meet the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.38 and 29 CFR 1910.39 respectively, then only the requirements of paragraphs (e) and (f) of this section apply.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements

29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes

29 CFR 1910.24 · Fixed industrial stairs

29 CFR 1910.25 · Portable wood ladders

29 CFR 1910.252 · Welding fire safety

29 CFR 1910.272 · Grain handling facilities

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.309

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

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