HEARTLAND CO-OP
4300 94TH AVENUE N.E., ELKHART, IA 50073 · NAICS 493130 Farm Product Warehousing and Storage
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Inspection records
Sep 13, 2011#315973412Sep 13, 2011Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#315973412$127,0008 viol.8 violations$127,000 in penalties
Inspection #315973412
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 13, 2011
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 14, 2011
- Closed
- Jan 17, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 12
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 8
- Violation Types
- 6 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $231,000
- Penalties on Record
- $127,000
- Site Address
- 4300 94th Avenue N.e., Elkhart, IA 50073
- 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.
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 trapped in grain bin and is injured
Violations
Violation list (8 of 8 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 E02 | Other | 1 | 10 | $7,000 | $2,000 | Dec 31, 2011 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 G03 | Serious | 1 | 9 | $7,000 | $2,500 | Dec 31, 2011 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 G04 | Serious | 1 | 9 | $7,000 | $2,500 | Dec 31, 2011 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 G01 I | Serious | 3 | 9 | $70,000 | $40,000 | Dec 31, 2011 | - | - |
| 02002A | 1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 G01 II | Serious | 1 | 9 | $70,000 | $40,000 | Dec 31, 2011 | - | - |
| 02002B | 1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 G01 IV | Serious | 1 | 9 | $0 | $0 | Dec 31, 2011 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 G02 | Serious | 1 | 9 | $70,000 | $40,000 | Dec 30, 2011 | - | - |
| 03001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 II | Other | 1 | 9 | $0 | $0 | Dec 31, 2011 | - | - |
Nov 19, 2008#312811532Nov 19, 2008Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#312811532$2,7004 viol.4 violations$2,700 in penalties
Inspection #312811532
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 19, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 15, 2008
- Closed
- Feb 5, 2009
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 10
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,500
- Penalties on Record
- $2,700
- Site Address
- 4300 94th Avenue N.e., Elkhart, IA 50073
- Industry
- 493130 Farm Product Warehousing and Storage
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 (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $4,500 | $2,700 | Feb 19, 2009 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Jan 28, 2009 | - | - |
| 01001C | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E03 I | Serious | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Jan 28, 2009 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Jan 28, 2009 | - | - |
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About these records
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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, 2008 to 2011. 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.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
Warehousing and Storage, 14,534 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.