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WPF-AG1, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Bancroft, Wisconsin · Potato Farming · NAICS 111211

1inspections
3citation items
$5,898current penalties
Aug 29, 2023last inspection

OSHA has inspected WPF-AG1, LLC once in Wisconsin.

The inspection began on Aug 29, 2023 on a referral, in Bancroft.

That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 3 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $11,797 and now stand at $5,898, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.

Guarding of farm field equipment, farmstead equipment, and cotton gins comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1928.57.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for farming, fishing and forestry employers since 2015 is $1,440, and WPF-AG1, LLC averages $5,898 (1 cited inspection).

WPF-AG1, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2023 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346943681 OPENED AUG 29, 2023Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 92 employees at the site · Closed Nov 15, 2023

5340 3rd Avenue, Bancroft, WI 54921 · Potato Farming · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(11)(ii) · Fall protection in general industry
 Serious$3,984$1,992Sep 22, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1928.57(a)(6) · Guarding of farm field equipment, farmstead equipment, and cotton gins
 Serious$7,813$3,906Sep 22, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1928.57(a)(6)(v) · Guarding of farm field equipment, farmstead equipment, and cotton gins
 Serious$0$0Sep 22, 2023Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(11)(ii)

(ii) Each flight of stairs having at least 3 treads and at least 4 risers is equipped with stair rail systems and handrails as follows:

29 CFR 1928.57 · Guarding of farm field equipment, farmstead equipment, and cotton gins

29 CFR 1928.57(a)(6)

(6) Operating instructions. At the time of initial assignment and at least annually thereafter, the employer shall instruct every employee in the safe operation and servicing of all covered equipment with which he is or will be involved, including at least the following safe operating practices:

29 CFR 1928.57(a)(6)(v)

(v) Lock out electrical power before performing maintenance or service on farmstead equipment.

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