FERMENTATIONEXPERTS USA, LLC
1201 NORTH ELLIS ROAD, SIOUX FALLS, SD 57107 · NAICS 311119 Other Animal Food Manufacturing
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Nov 13, 2024#347876799Nov 13, 2024Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#347876799$6,2111 viol.1 violation$6,211 in penalties
Inspection #347876799
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 13, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 13, 2024
- Final Order
- Jan 7, 2025
- Closed
- Feb 13, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 28
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $12,421
- Penalties on Record
- $6,211
- Site Address
- 1201 North Ellis Road, Sioux Falls, SD 57107
- Industry
- 311119 Other Animal Food 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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.28 Duty to Have Fall Protection OSHA citation code: 19100028 B01 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $12,421 | $6,211 | Jan 15, 2025 | - | Jan 7, 2025 |
Aug 15, 2023#346910094Aug 15, 2023Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#346910094$59,0007 viol.7 violations$59,000 in penalties
Inspection #346910094
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 15, 2023
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 15, 2023
- Final Order
- Feb 5, 2024
- Closed
- Jun 6, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 28
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 7
- Violation Types
- 4 serious, 2 repeat, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $80,783
- Penalties on Record
- $59,000
- Site Address
- 1201 North Ellis Road, Sioux Falls, SD 57107
- Industry
- 311119 Other Animal Food Manufacturing
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Violations
Violation list (7 of 7 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 1 | 4 | $6,875 | $6,000 | Jan 31, 2024 | - | Feb 5, 2024 |
| 01002 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 H01 | Serious | 2 | 28 | $6,875 | $6,000 | Jan 31, 2024 | - | Feb 5, 2024 |
| 01003 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 B07 I | Other | 2 | 28 | $5,156 | $5,000 | Jan 31, 2024 | - | Feb 5, 2024 |
| 02001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Repeat | 1 | 28 | $24,063 | $15,000 | Jan 31, 2024 | - | Feb 5, 2024 |
| 02002A | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Repeat | 5 | 28 | $24,063 | $15,000 | Jan 31, 2024 | - | Feb 5, 2024 |
| 02003A | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B02 I | Serious | 2 | 28 | $13,751 | $12,000 | Jan 31, 2024 | - | Feb 5, 2024 |
| 02003B | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G01 IV | Serious | 2 | 28 | $0 | $0 | Jan 31, 2024 | - | Feb 5, 2024 |
Mar 24, 2022#345854384Mar 24, 2022Referral (C) · Complete scope, Safety#345854384$43,20720 viol.20 violations$43,207 in penalties
Inspection #345854384
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 24, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 24, 2022
- Final Order
- Oct 3, 2022
- Closed
- Jan 23, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 30
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 20
- Violation Types
- 18 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $61,724
- Penalties on Record
- $43,207
- Site Address
- 1201 North Ellis Road, Sioux Falls, SD 57107
- Industry
- 311119 Other Animal Food 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's fingers are amputated when clearing rotating valv
Violations
Violation list (16 of 20 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.28 Duty to Have Fall Protection OSHA citation code: 19100028 B01 I | Serious | 3 | 30 | $8,702 | $6,091 | Sep 30, 2022 | - | Oct 3, 2022 |
| 01001B | 1910.28 Duty to Have Fall Protection OSHA citation code: 19100028 B03 II | Serious | 1 | 30 | $0 | $0 | Sep 30, 2022 | - | Oct 3, 2022 |
| 01001C | 1910.29 Fall Protection Systems and Criteria OSHA citation code: 19100029 B01 | Serious | 1 | 30 | $0 | $0 | Sep 30, 2022 | - | Oct 3, 2022 |
| 01001D | 1910.29 Fall Protection Systems and Criteria OSHA citation code: 19100029 B02 | Serious | 2 | 30 | $0 | $0 | Sep 30, 2022 | - | Oct 3, 2022 |
| 01003 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 4 | $7,252 | $5,076 | Sep 30, 2022 | - | Oct 3, 2022 |
| 01004A | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 4 | 30 | $10,151 | $7,106 | Sep 30, 2022 | - | Oct 3, 2022 |
| 01004B | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Sep 30, 2022 | - | Oct 3, 2022 |
| 01004C | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A05 | Serious | 1 | 30 | $0 | $0 | Sep 30, 2022 | - | Oct 3, 2022 |
| 01004D | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Serious | 2 | 30 | $0 | $0 | Sep 30, 2022 | - | Oct 3, 2022 |
| 01004E | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Sep 30, 2022 | - | Oct 3, 2022 |
| 01005A | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A02 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $4,351 | $3,046 | Sep 30, 2022 | - | Oct 3, 2022 |
| 01005B | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Sep 30, 2022 | - | Oct 3, 2022 |
| 01006 | 1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 G01 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $10,151 | $7,106 | Sep 30, 2022 | - | Oct 3, 2022 |
| 01007A | 1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 J01 | Serious | 1 | 30 | $10,151 | $7,106 | Sep 30, 2022 | - | Oct 3, 2022 |
| 01007B | 1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 J02 II | Serious | 1 | 30 | $0 | $0 | Sep 30, 2022 | - | Oct 3, 2022 |
| 01008A | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B02 I | Serious | 1 | 30 | $8,702 | $6,091 | Sep 30, 2022 | - | Oct 3, 2022 |
Showing the 16 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 20 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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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.
3 inspections, 2022 to 2024. 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, 23,612 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: other animal food manufacturing reported 3.5 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 10.9%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source