Grain Handler Faces $211K in OSHA Fines for Safety Violations

Cenex Harvest States Inc. faces $211,000 in proposed fines by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 19 violations of workplace safety and health standards as a result of four inspections at the company's grain-handling facilities in Cut Bank, Glendive, Denton and Valier.The company's grain operations have been inspected 15 times since November 2008. Five of the inspections were at Montana facilities, four were in North Dakota, three in Iowa, two in Kansas and one in Texas. The Kansas facility inspection followed the death of a worker on June 29, 2010, said OSHA....