Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300213444 - Dekalb Genetics Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Peoria Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300213444

Report ID: 0524500

Date Opened: 07/02/1996

Site Address:
Dekalb Genetics Corporation
204 West South Line Rd.
Tuscola, IL 61953

Mailing Address:
204 West South Line Rd., P.O. Box 228, Tuscola, IL 61953

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5153

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/23/1996

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: L:Fall

Case Closed: 01/08/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360686802

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$8,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,000
Current Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100272 E02	10/25/1996	12/13/1996	$4,500	$4,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Serious	5A0001	11/07/1996	01/12/1997	$3,500	$3,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200270064

Event: 07/01/1996

Employee killed in fall from scaffold

Employee #1, a college intern, and a coworker, the area foreman, had just completed maintenance work on the burning mechanism of a seed corn dryer. They then began to dismantle the five-section high scaffold that had been used in the maintenance operation. During the dismantling process, Employee #1 fell approximately 25 ft from the top section of the scaffold onto the concrete pad. He was transported to a hospital in Champaign, IL, where he died at approximately 10:20 p.m. on July 1, 1996.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, DISMANTLING, WORK RULES, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, WORK SURFACE, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300213444			Fatality	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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