WEST CENTRAL AG SERVICES
220 1ST ST SW, ULEN, MN 56585 · NAICS 424510 Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers
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Inspection records
Aug 22, 2013#317292795Aug 22, 2013Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#317292795$4001 viol.1 violation$400 in penalties
Inspection #317292795
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 22, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 22, 2013
- Contested
- Oct 14, 2013
- Final Order
- Dec 16, 2013
- Closed
- Dec 18, 2013
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 30
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $600
- Penalties on Record
- $400
- Site Address
- 305 2nd Street Sw, Ulen, MN 56585
- Industry
- 424510 Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Serious | 1 | 7 | $600 | $400 | Oct 19, 2013 | Oct 14, 2013 | Dec 16, 2013 |
Aug 22, 2013#317292787Aug 22, 2013Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#317292787$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #317292787
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 22, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 22, 2013
- Closed
- Sep 19, 2013
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 30
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 334 1st Street Se, Ulen, MN 56585
- Industry
- 424510 Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Aug 22, 2013#317292779Aug 22, 2013Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#317292779$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #317292779
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 22, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 22, 2013
- Closed
- Dec 17, 2013
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 30
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 220 1st St Sw, Ulen, MN 56585
- Industry
- 424510 Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Aug 6, 2013#317266567Aug 6, 2013Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#317266567$2,5001 viol.1 violation$2,500 in penalties
Inspection #317266567
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 6, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 3, 2013
- Contested
- Oct 23, 2013
- Final Order
- May 17, 2014
- Closed
- May 22, 2014
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 35
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $7,000
- Penalties on Record
- $2,500
- Site Address
- 334 1st Street Se, Ulen, MN 56585
- Industry
- 424910 Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
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.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5205066002 | Other | 1 | 5 | $7,000 | $2,500 | Oct 5, 2013 | Oct 23, 2013 | May 17, 2014 |
Jun 18, 2008#312322183Jun 18, 2008Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#312322183$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #312322183
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 18, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 12, 2008
- Closed
- Sep 22, 2008
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 25
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 220 First St Sw, Ulen, MN 56585
- Industry
- 424510 Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers
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.
Feb 1, 2008#311802037Feb 1, 2008Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#311802037$12,0002 viol.2 violations$12,000 in penalties
Inspection #311802037
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 1, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 26, 2008
- Closed
- Apr 29, 2008
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 25
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 willful
- Initial Penalties
- $12,000
- Penalties on Record
- $12,000
- Site Address
- 220 1st St Sw, Ulen, MN 56585
- Industry
- 424510 Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 G06 | Willful | 1 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 | Mar 11, 2008 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 G01I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Mar 31, 2008 | - | - |
Jun 21, 2007#311042154Jun 21, 2007FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#311042154$26,3504 viol.4 violations$26,350 in penalties
Inspection #311042154
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 21, 2007
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 28, 2007
- Closed
- Nov 23, 2011
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 25
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $26,350
- Penalties on Record
- $26,350
- Site Address
- 220 1st St Sw, Ulen, MN 56585
- Industry
- 424510 Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers
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 engulfed in grain bin
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 E02 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $750 | $750 | Sep 23, 2007 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 G03 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $300 | $300 | Sep 5, 2007 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 G04 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $300 | $300 | Sep 5, 2007 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 G06 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Sep 5, 2007 | - | - |
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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.
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.
7 inspections, 2007 to 2013. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods, 15,585 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.