Triangle X Ranch: OSHA Violations and Fines, Kinnear WY

OSHA inspectors have visited Triangle X Ranch in Wyoming one time.

It opened on May 10, 2018 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Kinnear.

In all, OSHA issued 7 citation items: 6 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $43,802; today they stand at $19,671, 55% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.333 (working near live electrical parts), 4 times.

Among farming, fishing and forestry employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $1,440 penalty. Triangle X Ranch averages $19,671 across 1 cited inspection.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Triangle X Ranch: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2018 — Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343185427 OPENED MAY 10, 2018Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 70 employees at the site · Closed Apr 4, 2019

7945 Riverview Road, Kinnear, WY 82516 · Hay Farming · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on May 9, 2018 (fatal): Employee contacts 480 volt control box and is electrocuted

At 5:00 p.m. on May 9, 2018, Employee #1 was working on an energized center irrigation pivot. During work, Employee #1 contacted a 480 volt control box that operates a boost pump and was electrocuted.

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.333(b)(1) · Working near live electrical parts	Serious	$6,467	$4,146	Sep 28, 2018	Final
Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.332(b)(2) · Training	Serious	$6,467	$0	Sep 28, 2018	Final
Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.333(a)(1) · Working near live electrical parts	Serious	$6,467	$0	Sep 28, 2018	Final
Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2)(iii)(a) · Working near live electrical parts	Serious	$6,467	$4,146	Sep 28, 2018	Final
Citation 1, item 5 29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2)(iv)(b) · Working near live electrical parts	Serious	$6,467	$4,146	Sep 28, 2018	Final
Citation 1, item 6 29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i) · Safeguards for personnel protection	Serious	$6,467	$4,146	Sep 28, 2018	Final
Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries	Other-than-serious	$5,000	$3,087	Sep 28, 2018	Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1)

(a) Basic requirement. (1) Within eight (8) hours after the death of any employee as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the fatality to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor.

29 CFR 1910.332 · Training

29 CFR 1910.332(b)(2)

(2) Additional requirements for unqualified persons. Employees who are covered by paragraph (a) of this section but who are not qualified persons shall also be trained in and familiar with any electrically related safety practices not specifically addressed by §§ 1910.331 through 1910.335 but which are necessary for their safety.

29 CFR 1910.333 · Working near live electrical parts

29 CFR 1910.333(a)(1)

(1) Deenergized parts. Live parts to which an employee may be exposed shall be deenergized before the employee works on or near them, unless the employer can demonstrate that deenergizing introduces additional or increased hazards or is infeasible due to equipment design or operational limitations. Live parts that operate at less than 50 volts to ground need not be deenergized if there will be no increased exposure to electrical burns or to explosion due to electric arcs.

29 CFR 1910.335 · Safeguards for personnel protection

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.

Triangle X Ranch: OSHA inspections and violations