Inspection #304202989

Name: OSHA Inspection #304202989: CHAFFEE/LYNCHBURG ELEVATOR
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a accident inspection of CHAFFEE/LYNCHBURG ELEVATOR at 15312 52 1/2 Street Se, Leonard, ND 58052 on Feb 8, 2002. The inspection scope was complete. The case was closed on Nov 5, 2003.

OSHA documented 12 violations (5 serious) with total penalties on record of $57,725. 1 incident investigation summary is associated with this inspection. This inspection is linked to 1 accident report in OSHA records.

This employer has 1 other OSHA inspection on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 304202989
Type: Accident (A)
Scope: Complete
Opened: Feb 8, 2002
Closed: Nov 5, 2003
Contested: Aug 28, 2002
Final Order: Dec 11, 2002
Total Violations: 12
Penalties on Record: $57,725
Initial Penalties: $57,725
Related Activity: 1 accident

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.

Establishment

Name: CHAFFEE/LYNCHBURG ELEVATOR
Address: 15312 52 1/2 Street Se, Leonard, ND 58052
Industry: 493130 Farm Product Warehousing and Storage

Other Inspections of This Employer1 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#306870452	Oct 1, 2003	Follow-Up (F)	No violations

Other OSHA inspections of the same establishment. Linked via establishment ID (exact government key).

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 appears immediately below.

FatalityFeb 7, 2002

Employee suffocated in bin auger

Injury: AsphyxiaBody part: Body System

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).

Enforcement Outcome

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Status on Record

Closed

Inspection closed Nov 5, 2003.

Citations on Record

5 serious.

Initial Penalties

$57,725

Citation amounts as first recorded in OSHA's penalty fields.

Current Penalties

$57,725

Current and initial penalty totals are the same on record.

Citation contest activity appears on Aug 28, 2002. Final orders are recorded through Dec 11, 2002. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.

Violations

OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.

Citation	Standard	Type	Initial	Current	Abatement	Contest	Final Order
01001	1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A	Serious	$375	$375	Sep 1, 2003	Aug 28, 2002	Dec 11, 2002
01002	1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01	Serious	$375	$375	Jun 11, 2003	Aug 28, 2002	Dec 11, 2002
01003A	1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 E01	Serious	$750	$750	Jun 11, 2003	Aug 28, 2002	Dec 11, 2002
01003B	1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 G05	Serious	$0	$0	Jun 11, 2003	Aug 28, 2002	Dec 11, 2002
01004	1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 J02 II	Serious	$225	$225	Jun 11, 2003	Aug 28, 2002	Dec 11, 2002
02001A	1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 G01 I	Other	$28,000	$28,000	Jun 11, 2003	Aug 28, 2002	Dec 11, 2002
02001B	1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 G01 III	Other	$0	$0	Jun 11, 2003	Aug 28, 2002	Dec 11, 2002
02001C	1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 G01 IV	Other	$0	$0	Jun 11, 2003	-	Dec 11, 2002
02001D	1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 G02	Other	$0	$0	Jun 11, 2003	-	Dec 11, 2002
02001E	1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 G03	Other	$0	$0	Jun 11, 2003	-	Dec 11, 2002
02001F	1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 G04	Other	$0	$0	Jun 11, 2003	-	Dec 11, 2002
02002	1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 G01 II	Other	$28,000	$28,000	Sep 11, 2003	Aug 28, 2002	Dec 11, 2002

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.

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