WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE
2100 EAST OVERLAND DRIVE, SCOTTSBLUFF, NE 69361 · NAICS 311313 Beet Sugar Manufacturing
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Inspection records
Mar 11, 2026#348800681Mar 11, 2026OpenFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, SafetyOpen#348800681$86,53414 viol.14 violations$86,534 in penalties
Inspection #348800681
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 11, 2026
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 20, 2026
- Contested
- Sep 22, 2026
- Closed
- Open
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 350
- Related Activity
- 1 referral, 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 14
- Violation Types
- 14 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $86,534
- Penalties on Record
- $86,534
- Site Address
- 2100 East Overland, Scottsbluff, NE 69361
- Industry
- 311313 Beet Sugar Manufacturing
Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.
Incident Investigation Summary
Violations
Violation list (5 of 14 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 D01 I | Serious | 2 | 3 | $16,550 | $16,550 | Sep 18, 2026 | Sep 22, 2026 | - |
| 01001B | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 D02 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Sep 18, 2026 | Sep 22, 2026 | - |
| 01001C | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 F01 III | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Sep 18, 2026 | Sep 22, 2026 | - |
| 01001D | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 F01 V | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Sep 18, 2026 | Sep 22, 2026 | - |
| 01001E | 1910.140 Personal fall protection systems OSHA citation code: 19100140 C18 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Sep 18, 2026 | Sep 22, 2026 | - |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 14 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Sep 7, 2023#346961170Sep 7, 2023Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#346961170$8,0661 viol.1 violation$8,066 in penalties
Inspection #346961170
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 7, 2023
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 7, 2023
- Final Order
- Feb 14, 2024
- Closed
- Apr 1, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 250
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $16,131
- Penalties on Record
- $8,066
- Site Address
- 2100 East Overland, Scottsbluff, NE 69361
- Industry
- 311313 Beet Sugar Manufacturing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | 1 | $16,131 | $8,066 | Apr 1, 2024 | - | Feb 14, 2024 |
Apr 12, 2022#345891683Apr 12, 2022Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#345891683$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #345891683
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 12, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 13, 2022
- Closed
- Jun 24, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 320
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2100 East Overland Drive, Scottsbluff, NE 69361
- Industry
- 311313 Beet Sugar Manufacturing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Jan 29, 2019#343764247Jan 29, 2019Referral (C) · Records Only scope, Safety#343764247$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #343764247
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 29, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 29, 2019
- Closed
- Feb 26, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 350
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2100 East Overland Drive, Scottsbluff, NE 69361
- Industry
- 311313 Beet Sugar Manufacturing
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 12, 2017#342473923Jul 12, 2017Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#342473923$15,9593 viol.3 violations$15,959 in penalties
Inspection #342473923
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 12, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 12, 2017
- Final Order
- Nov 20, 2017
- Closed
- Dec 12, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 250
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 repeat, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $31,870
- Penalties on Record
- $15,959
- Site Address
- 2100 E Overland, Scottsbluff, NE 69361
- Industry
- 311313 Beet Sugar Manufacturing
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 (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $9,959 | $9,959 | Nov 15, 2017 | - | Nov 20, 2017 |
| 02001 | 1904.39 Reporting Fatalities, Hospitalizations, Amputations, and Losses of an Eye OSHA citation code: 19040039 A02 | Repeat | 2 | 1 | $19,919 | $6,000 | Nov 15, 2017 | - | Nov 20, 2017 |
| 03001 | 1904.7 General Recording Criteria for Cases OSHA citation code: 19040007 B03 | Other | 1 | 1 | $1,992 | $0 | Nov 15, 2017 | - | Nov 20, 2017 |
Jan 11, 2017#342028263Jan 11, 2017Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#342028263$16,0003 viol.3 violations$16,000 in penalties
Inspection #342028263
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 11, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 11, 2017
- Final Order
- Jun 6, 2017
- Closed
- Jul 18, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 208
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $12,675
- Penalties on Record
- $16,000
- Site Address
- 2100 E Overland, Scottsbluff, NE 69361
- Industry
- 311313 Beet Sugar Manufacturing
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 cleaning vessel scalded by hot liquid
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001B | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 D03 III | Serious | 1 | 4 | $0 | $8,000 | Jun 5, 2017 | - | Jun 6, 2017 |
| 01002A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 D04 I | Serious | 1 | 4 | $12,675 | $8,000 | Jun 5, 2017 | - | Jun 6, 2017 |
| 01002B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 D06 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Jun 5, 2017 | - | Jun 6, 2017 |
Aug 5, 2016#341679868Aug 5, 2016Referral (C) · Complete scope, Safety#341679868$6,0001 viol.1 violation$6,000 in penalties
Inspection #341679868
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 5, 2016
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 5, 2016
- Final Order
- Feb 21, 2017
- Closed
- Mar 27, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 208
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $9,054
- Penalties on Record
- $6,000
- Site Address
- 2100 E Overland Dr., Scottsbluff, NE 69361
- Industry
- 311313 Beet Sugar Manufacturing
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 | 1926.502 Fall Protection Systems Criteria and Practices OSHA citation code: 19260502 I03 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $9,054 | $6,000 | Feb 17, 2017 | - | Feb 21, 2017 |
Mar 10, 2015#340443910Mar 10, 2015Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#340443910$14,0403 viol.3 violations$14,040 in penalties
Inspection #340443910
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 10, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 10, 2015
- Final Order
- Aug 4, 2015
- Closed
- Aug 25, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 316
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $30,800
- Penalties on Record
- $14,040
- Site Address
- 2100 East Overland Drive, Scottsbluff, NE 69361
- Industry
- 311313 Beet Sugar Manufacturing
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 (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 I | Other | 1 | 3 | $5,500 | $4,400 | Aug 12, 2015 | - | Aug 4, 2015 |
| 01002 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G02 III | Other | 1 | 2 | $3,300 | $2,640 | - | Aug 4, 2015 | |
| 02001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $22,000 | $7,000 | Aug 12, 2015 | - | Aug 4, 2015 |
Aug 12, 2008#311463145Aug 12, 2008Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#311463145$6,3778 viol.8 violations$6,377 in penalties
Inspection #311463145
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 12, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 14, 2008
- Contested
- Sep 19, 2008
- Final Order
- Mar 9, 2009
- Closed
- Jul 7, 2009
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 222
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 8
- Violation Types
- 5 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $12,750
- Penalties on Record
- $6,377
- Site Address
- 2100 Overland Drive, Scottsbluff, NE 69861
- Industry
- 311313 Beet Sugar Manufacturing
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 (5 of 8 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | 2 | $2,125 | $1,063 | Apr 9, 2009 | Sep 19, 2008 | Mar 9, 2009 |
| 01002 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 4 | 6 | $1,700 | $850 | Sep 8, 2008 | Sep 19, 2008 | Mar 9, 2009 |
| 01004 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 3 | 5 | $2,125 | $1,063 | Apr 9, 2009 | Sep 19, 2008 | Mar 9, 2009 |
| 01005A | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04 | Serious | 2 | 3 | $1,700 | $850 | Sep 8, 2008 | Sep 19, 2008 | Mar 9, 2009 |
| 01005B | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 D03 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Sep 8, 2008 | Sep 19, 2008 | Mar 9, 2009 |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 8 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
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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.
9 inspections, 2008 to 2026. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
Food Manufacturing, 23,611 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: beet sugar manufacturing reported 6.8 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 9.6%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source