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Ritter Grain Services: OSHA inspections and violations

Marked Tree, Arkansas · Farm Product Warehousing and Storage · NAICS 493130

1inspections
12citation items
$27,700current penalties
Jul 28, 2016last inspection

OSHA has inspected Ritter Grain Services once in Arkansas.

The inspection began on Jul 28, 2016 as a planned inspection, in Marked Tree.

That inspection ended with 12 citation items: 10 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $51,286 and now stand at $27,700, 46% lower after settlements or reviews.

Grain handling facilities comes up most often in these citations: 5 items under 1910.272.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for transportation and warehousing employers since 2015 is $3,560, and Ritter Grain Services averages $27,700 (1 cited inspection).

Ritter Grain Services also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Ritter Grain Services: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341658854 OPENED JUL 28, 2016Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 26 employees at the site · Closed Jan 4, 2017

300 Adamson St, Marked Tree, AR 72365 · Farm Product Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.27(d)(1)(ii) · Fixed ladders
 Serious$8,730$5,000Nov 3, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.27(d)(2) · Fixed ladders
 Serious$0$0Nov 3, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.27(d)(5) · Fixed ladders
 Serious$0$0Nov 3, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 1d
29 CFR 1910.27(f) · Fixed ladders
 Serious$0$0Nov 3, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.272(e)(2) · Grain handling facilities
 Serious$8,730$5,000Nov 3, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.272(g)(1)(i) · Grain handling facilities
 Serious$8,730$5,000Nov 3, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.272(g)(1)(iii) · Grain handling facilities
 Serious$0$0Nov 3, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.272(g)(2) · Grain handling facilities
 Serious$8,730$5,000Nov 3, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.272(m)(3) · Grain handling facilities
 Serious$8,730$4,000Nov 3, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii) · Using electrical equipment
 Serious$6,236$3,000Nov 3, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Other-than-serious$700$350Nov 3, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(b) · Machine guarding
 Other-than-serious$700$350Nov 3, 2016Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2016, the Marked Tree site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 27 workers: 10.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 8 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Ritter Grain Services
Marked Tree · 2016
27 3310.92.6

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2)

(2) Portable extinguishers or hose used in lieu thereof under paragraph (d)(3) of this section shall be visually inspected monthly.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(b)

(b) Anchoring fixed machinery. Machines designed for a fixed location shall be securely anchored to prevent walking or moving.

29 CFR 1910.27 · Fixed ladders

29 CFR 1910.272 · Grain handling facilities

29 CFR 1910.272(e)(2)

(2) Employees assigned special tasks, such as bin entry and handling of flammable or toxic substances, shall be provided training to perform these tasks safely.

29 CFR 1910.334 · Using electrical equipment

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