FARMERS CO-OP ELEVATOR CO
BOX BUTTE & FREMONT AVE, HEMINGFORD, NE 69348
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Inspection records
Apr 16, 2019#343934311Apr 16, 2019Referral (C) · Complete scope, Health#343934311$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #343934311
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 16, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 17, 2019
- Closed
- Apr 17, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 25
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1012 Laramie St., Hemingford, NE 69348
- 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.
Jul 7, 2000#300059235Jul 7, 2000FatalityAccident (A) · Complete scope, SafetyFatality#300059235$60,00016 viol.16 violations$60,000 in penalties
Inspection #300059235
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 7, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 12, 2000
- Closed
- Feb 3, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 12
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 16
- Violation Types
- 11 serious, 1 willful, 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $158,750
- Penalties on Record
- $60,000
- Site Address
- Box Butte & Fremont Ave, Hemingford, NE 69348
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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 suffocates when buried in grain silo
Violations
Violation list (16 of 16 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 1 | 5 | $2,500 | $950 | Feb 12, 2001 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.25 Stairways OSHA citation code: 19100025 D01 X | Serious | 1 | 5 | $1,750 | $650 | Feb 12, 2001 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 D | Serious | 1 | 6 | $1,250 | $500 | Feb 12, 2001 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 G06 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $2,500 | $950 | Feb 12, 2001 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 M04 | Serious | 1 | 7 | $2,500 | $950 | Feb 12, 2001 | - | - |
| 01006A | 1910.304 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 F04 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,250 | $500 | Feb 12, 2001 | - | - |
| 01006B | 1910.334 Electrical - Use of Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100334 A03 II | Serious | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Feb 12, 2001 | - | - |
| 02001A | 1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 E01 | Serious | 4 | 6 | $49,000 | $18,500 | Feb 12, 2001 | - | - |
| 02001B | 1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 E02 | Serious | 4 | 7 | $0 | $0 | Feb 12, 2001 | - | - |
| 02001C | 1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 G05 | Serious | 3 | 7 | $0 | $0 | Feb 12, 2001 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 G02 | Serious | 2 | 6 | $49,000 | $18,500 | Feb 12, 2001 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 G04 | Willful | 3 | 6 | $49,000 | $18,500 | Feb 12, 2001 | - | - |
| 03001 | 1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 J01 | Other | 1 | 6 | $0 | $0 | Feb 12, 2001 | - | - |
| 03002 | 1910.307 Electrical - Hazardous (Classified) Locations OSHA citation code: 19100307 B | Other | 1 | 7 | $0 | $0 | Feb 12, 2001 | - | - |
| 03003A | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Feb 12, 2001 | - | - |
| 03003B | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H01 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Feb 12, 2001 | - | - |
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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.
2 inspections, 2000 to 2019. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
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
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