OSHA has inspected Red River Commodities Inc 2 times in Kansas since 2017.
The latest one began on Jun 13, 2024 on a referral, in Colby.
Those inspections ended with 6 citation items: 5 serious and 1 repeat.
Penalties were first proposed at $113,393 and now stand at $109,047, 4% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for farming, fishing and forestry employers since 2015 is $1,440, and Red River Commodities Inc averages $54,524 (2 cited inspections).
Red River Commodities Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Colby site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 23 workers: 22.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.9 for its industry. Those cases cost 1 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Colby Processing
Colby · 2025
23
2
1
22.6
2.9
Red River Commodities Colby
Colby · 2021
21
0
0
0.0
2.6
RRC - Colby
Colby · 2020
20
0
0
0.0
2.6
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Jun 10, 2024, Colby: Hospitalization · fractures · foot(feet) and leg(s) unspecified
An employee fell approximately 20 feet from an elevator mill tower to the ground and fractured their right leg and foot.
Jan 29, 2018, Colby: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
On January 29, 2018, an employee was performing maintenance on equipment when he slipped and fell. His left hand then then went between a belt and pulley on an adjacent machine, amputating his left middle fingertip. The belt and pulley was unguarded at the time.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.
29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i)
(4) Projecting shaft ends. (i) Projecting shaft ends shall present a smooth edge and end and shall not project more than one-half the diameter of the shaft unless guarded by nonrotating caps or safety sleeves.
(4) Oxygen storage. (i) Oxygen cylinders shall not be stored near highly combustible material, especially oil and grease; or near reserve stocks of carbide and acetylene or other fuel-gas cylinders, or near any other substance likely to cause or accelerate fire; or in an acetylene generator compartment.
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.
