Inspection #339637183

Name: OSHA Inspection #339637183: PRAIRIE AG PARTNERS
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a fatality/catastrophe inspection of PRAIRIE AG PARTNERS at 101 Main Avenue South, Lake Preston, SD 57249 on Mar 18, 2014. The inspection scope was complete. The case was closed on Jul 30, 2019.

OSHA documented 12 violations (6 serious, 1 willful, 1 repeat, 4 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $61,000. 1 incident investigation summary is associated with this inspection. This inspection is linked to 1 accident report in OSHA records.

This employer has 2 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 339637183
Type: Fatality/Catastrophe (M)
Scope: Complete
Opened: Mar 18, 2014
Closed: Jul 30, 2019
Contested: Oct 6, 2014
Final Order: Jul 6, 2015
Total Violations: 12
Penalties on Record: $61,000
Initial Penalties: $109,340
Related Activity: 1 accident

Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.

Establishment

Name: PRAIRIE AG PARTNERS
Address: 101 Main Avenue South, Lake Preston, SD 57249
Industry: 424510 Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers

Other Inspections of This Employer2 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#341132983	Dec 16, 2015	Monitoring (D)	No violations
#314777830	Sep 24, 2010	Complaint (B)	4 violations	$4,688

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.

FatalityMar 15, 2014

Employee is asphyxiated in grain bin

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 Jul 30, 2019.

Citations on Record

6 serious, 1 willful, 1 repeat, 4 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$109,340

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

Current Penalties

$61,000

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Citation contest activity appears on Oct 6, 2014. Final orders are recorded through Jul 6, 2015. 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	$5,390	$7,000	Jul 30, 2015	Oct 6, 2014	Jul 6, 2015
01002	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 D05 I	Other	$5,390	$3,500	Jul 30, 2015	Oct 6, 2014	Jul 6, 2015
01003A	1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01	Other	$3,850	$3,500	Jul 30, 2015	Oct 6, 2014	Jul 6, 2015
01005	1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 G02	Serious	$5,390	$7,000	Jul 30, 2015	Oct 6, 2014	Jul 6, 2015
01006B	1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 J02 II	Serious	$0	$7,000	Jul 30, 2015	Oct 6, 2014	Jul 6, 2015
01007	1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 O01	Serious	$3,850	$7,000	Jan 26, 2016	Oct 6, 2014	Jul 6, 2015
01008	1910.307 Electrical - Hazardous (Classified) Locations OSHA citation code: 19100307 C02 I	Serious	$5,390	$7,000	Jul 30, 2015	Oct 6, 2014	Jul 6, 2015
02001	1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 G01 II	Serious	$61,600	$7,000	Jul 26, 2016	Oct 6, 2014	Jul 6, 2015
03001	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A08	Repeat	$7,700	$7,000	Jul 30, 2015	Oct 6, 2014	Jul 6, 2015
03002	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 E01	Willful	$10,780	$5,000	Jul 30, 2015	Oct 6, 2014	Jul 6, 2015
04001	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 D01 III	Other	$0	$0	Oct 26, 2015	Oct 6, 2014	Jul 6, 2015
04002	1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 M03	Other	$0	$0	Sep 22, 2014	Oct 6, 2014	Jul 6, 2015

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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