PRAIRIE AG PARTNERS
200 MAIN AVENUE SOUTH, LAKE PRESTON, SD 57249 · NAICS 424510 Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers
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Inspection records
Dec 16, 2015#341132983Dec 16, 2015Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Safety#341132983$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #341132983
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 16, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 16, 2015
- Closed
- Jan 25, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 61
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 100 Main Avenue South, Lake Preston, SD 57249
- Industry
- 424510 Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers
Monitoring Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a monitoring inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Mar 18, 2014#339637183Mar 18, 2014FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Complete scope, SafetyFatality#339637183$61,00012 viol.12 violations$61,000 in penalties
Inspection #339637183
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 18, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 20, 2014
- Contested
- Oct 6, 2014
- Final Order
- Jul 6, 2015
- Closed
- Jul 30, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Yes
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 61
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 12
- Violation Types
- 6 serious, 1 willful, 1 repeat, 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $109,340
- Penalties on Record
- $61,000
- Site Address
- 101 Main Avenue South, Lake Preston, SD 57249
- Industry
- 424510 Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers
Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee is asphyxiated in grain bin
Violations
Violation list (12 of 12 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Serious | 1 | 3 | $5,390 | $7,000 | Jul 30, 2015 | Oct 6, 2014 | Jul 6, 2015 |
| 01002 | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 D05 I | Other | 1 | 3 | $5,390 | $3,500 | Jul 30, 2015 | Oct 6, 2014 | Jul 6, 2015 |
| 01003A | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Other | 2 | 3 | $3,850 | $3,500 | Jul 30, 2015 | Oct 6, 2014 | Jul 6, 2015 |
| 01005 | 1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 G02 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $5,390 | $7,000 | Jul 30, 2015 | Oct 6, 2014 | Jul 6, 2015 |
| 01006B | 1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 J02 II | Serious | 1 | 5 | $0 | $7,000 | Jul 30, 2015 | Oct 6, 2014 | Jul 6, 2015 |
| 01007 | 1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 O01 | Serious | 1 | 5 | $3,850 | $7,000 | Jan 26, 2016 | Oct 6, 2014 | Jul 6, 2015 |
| 01008 | 1910.307 Electrical - Hazardous (Classified) Locations OSHA citation code: 19100307 C02 I | Serious | 3 | 5 | $5,390 | $7,000 | Jul 30, 2015 | Oct 6, 2014 | Jul 6, 2015 |
| 02001 | 1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 G01 II | Serious | 2 | 4 | $61,600 | $7,000 | Jul 26, 2016 | Oct 6, 2014 | Jul 6, 2015 |
| 03001 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A08 | Repeat | 2 | 5 | $7,700 | $7,000 | Jul 30, 2015 | Oct 6, 2014 | Jul 6, 2015 |
| 03002 | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 E01 | Willful | 1 | 3 | $10,780 | $5,000 | Jul 30, 2015 | Oct 6, 2014 | Jul 6, 2015 |
| 04001 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 D01 III | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Oct 26, 2015 | Oct 6, 2014 | Jul 6, 2015 |
| 04002 | 1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 M03 | Other | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Sep 22, 2014 | Oct 6, 2014 | Jul 6, 2015 |
Sep 24, 2010#314777830Sep 24, 2010Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#314777830$4,6884 viol.4 violations$4,688 in penalties
Inspection #314777830
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 24, 2010
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 24, 2010
- Closed
- May 6, 2011
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 12
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,250
- Penalties on Record
- $4,688
- Site Address
- 200 Main Avenue South, Lake Preston, SD 57249
- Industry
- 424510 Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | $1,875 | Feb 28, 2011 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 G01 I | Serious | 1 | 3 | $1,250 | $938 | Feb 28, 2011 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 G06 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $2,500 | $1,875 | Feb 28, 2011 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A08 | Other | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Mar 14, 2011 | - | - |
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Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
3 inspections, 2010 to 2015. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods, 16,713 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: farm product raw material merchant wholesalers reported 3.8 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 12.0%; NAICS 4245 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source