THE WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE
1302 1ST AVE., GREELEY, CO 80631
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Inspection records
Dec 19, 2008#311909386Dec 19, 2008Planned (H) · No Inspection scope, Safety#311909386$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #311909386
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 19, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 19, 2008
- Closed
- Dec 19, 2008
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Not recorded
- Number of Employees
- Not recorded
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1302 1st Ave., Greeley, CO 80631
- Industry
- 311313 Beet Sugar Manufacturing
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Feb 16, 2006#309002731Feb 16, 2006Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#309002731$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #309002731
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 16, 2006
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 24, 2006
- Closed
- Feb 24, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 750
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1302 1st Ave., Greeley, CO 80631
- Industry
- 311313 Beet Sugar Manufacturing
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Oct 27, 2004#307526178Oct 27, 2004FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#307526178$36,0006 viol.6 violations$36,000 in penalties
Inspection #307526178
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 27, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 15, 2005
- Contested
- May 2, 2005
- Final Order
- Sep 9, 2005
- Closed
- Mar 1, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 750
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 willful, 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $82,500
- Penalties on Record
- $36,000
- Site Address
- 1302 1st Ave., Greeley, CO 80631
- Industry
- 311313 Beet Sugar Manufacturing
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
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 killed when pulled into conveyor
Violations
Violation list (6 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Other | 1 | 3 | $5,000 | $0 | Apr 26, 2005 | May 2, 2005 | Sep 9, 2005 |
| 01002 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 II | Other | 1 | 3 | $5,000 | $0 | May 1, 2005 | May 2, 2005 | Sep 9, 2005 |
| 01003 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $2,500 | $1,000 | Sep 9, 2005 | May 2, 2005 | Sep 9, 2005 |
| 02001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Willful | 1 | 3 | $70,000 | $35,000 | May 1, 2005 | May 2, 2005 | Sep 9, 2005 |
| 03001 | 1904.29 Forms OSHA citation code: 19040029 B03 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Apr 26, 2005 | May 2, 2005 | Sep 9, 2005 |
| 03003 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H01 | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | May 1, 2005 | May 2, 2005 | Sep 9, 2005 |
Jan 20, 1988#100025634Jan 20, 1988Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#100025634$2,76540 viol.40 violations$2,765 in penalties
Inspection #100025634
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 20, 1988
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 7, 1988
- Closed
- Dec 13, 1988
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 150
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 40
- Violation Types
- 19 serious, 21 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,530
- Penalties on Record
- $2,765
- Site Address
- 1302 1st Ave., Greeley, CO 80631
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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.
Chemical Exposure Sampling21 substances sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antimony and Compounds (as Sb) | 2 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Arsenic, Inorganic | 8 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Asbestos (all forms) | 4 | 0 | f/cc |
| Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be) | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Cadmium Dust (as Cd) | 3 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Cadmium Fume (as Cd) | 2 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Calcium Oxide | 1 | 1.3 | mg/m³ |
| Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts | 2 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Coal Tar Pitch Volatiles (benzene soluble fraction) | 2 | 0 | |
| Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co) | 2 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Copper Fume (as Cu) | 2 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Iron Oxide Fume | 2 | 0 - 0.0202 | mg/m³ |
| Lead, Inorganic (as Pb) | 10 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Manganese Fume (as Mn) | 2 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust) | 2 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni) | 2 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Particulates not otherwise regulated (Respirable Fraction) | 17 | 0.121 - 0.906 | mg/m³ |
| Particulates not otherwise regulated (Total Dust) | 3 | 0.89 - 1.673 | mg/m³ |
| Silica, Crystalline Quartz (Respirable Fraction) | 11 | 0 - 2.5 | |
| Vanadium fume (as V2O5) | 2 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Zinc Oxide Fume | 2 | 0 | mg/m³ |
Violations
Violation list (12 of 40 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | 10 | $640 | $320 | Aug 23, 1988 | - | - |
| 01002 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | 50 | $480 | $240 | Sep 7, 1988 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A07 | Serious | 1 | 20 | $480 | $240 | Jun 25, 1988 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.38 Emergency Action Plans OSHA citation code: 19100038 A01 | Serious | 1 | 150 | $480 | $240 | Aug 23, 1988 | - | - |
| 01005A | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 I02 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $400 | $200 | Jun 28, 1988 | - | - |
| 01005B | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 I05 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Oct 1, 1988 | - | - |
| 01005C | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 K01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Oct 1, 1988 | - | - |
| 01006A | 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 L01 I | Serious | 1 | 10 | $560 | $280 | Oct 1, 1988 | - | - |
| 01006B | 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 L03 I | Serious | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Oct 1, 1988 | - | - |
| 01006C | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F02 II | Serious | 1 | 20 | $0 | $0 | Aug 1, 1988 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Serious | 2 | 22 | $810 | $405 | Jul 23, 1988 | - | - |
| 01008 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Serious | 2 | 9 | $320 | $160 | Jul 23, 1988 | - | - |
Showing the 12 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 40 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Source: OSHA chemical exposure sampling data (OSHA Information System). P = Personal (worker breathing zone), A = Area (general air). Rows marked QC are analytical quality control measurements, not chemical exposures. OSHA PEL (Permissible Exposure Limit) values from the OSHA Occupational Chemical Database, matched via IMIS substance code (analyte code) (exact government key).
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.
4 inspections, 1988 to 2008. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
Chemical exposure sampling
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: beet sugar manufacturing reported 6.8 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 9.6%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source