Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101843142 - Johnson Elevators, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Wichita Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101843142

Report ID: 0729700

Date Opened: 03/17/1988

Site Address:
Johnson Elevators, Inc.
Johnson Elevators
Smolan, KS 67479

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 57, Mentor, KS 67465

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5153

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/04/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/25/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360384572

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$2,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,000
Current Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
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	5A0001	04/14/1988	05/27/1988	$1,000	$1,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100132 A	04/14/1988	04/21/1988	$500	$1,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14503742

Event: 03/16/1988

Employee killed when suffocated in grain bin, another unhurt

Employee #1 and a coworker were inside a concrete bin standing on the grain removing wheat with a Vac-u-ator, a diesel-powered vacuum machine. Employee #1 dropped the flexible duct and nozzle into the wheat, causing the grain to flow and carry Employee #1 with the grain along the bin's flat bottom. The wheat that had subsided along the bin's northwest quadrant then started to move, burying Employee #1 and killing him. The coworker, although more than half buried, managed to extract himself by grabbing the flexible duct and pulling himself up to the ladder rungs that were along the bin's interior wall. He sustained no injuries.

Keywords: SUFFOCATED, WORK RULES, FLOWING MATERIAL, BURIED, GRAIN BIN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101843142			Fatality	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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