Grain Facility Draws $144,000 in Fines for Alleged Operating Hazards

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued CPI-Lansing, LLC, a grain storage facility in Red Cloud, Neb., three safety citations, with fines totaling $144,000, for allegedly allowing workers to enter grain bins while sweep augers were operating.OSHA initiated an inspection of the facility in May under the agency's grain-handling local emphasis program.CPI-Lansing received two willful citations addressing hazards associated with allegedly failing to lockout the energy sources of mechanical equipment during bin entry and to ensure workers are using a body harness and lanyar...