Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104027032 - North Central Cooperative Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 104027032

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 01/25/1988

Site Address:
North Central Cooperative Inc
4th And Main
Milford, IN 46542

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5153

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/22/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/09/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360470694

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$1,040	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,040
Current Penalty	$1,040	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,040
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	2200080101	05/04/1988	05/09/1988	$640	$640	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	19100026 C02 VII	05/04/1988	05/09/1988	$400	$400	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 976340

Event: 01/21/1988

Employee dies of asphyxia after fall into grain bin

At approximately 3:45 p.m. on January 21, 1988, Employee #1 was attempting to clear a clogged gravity fed pipe that flowed from bin #12 to the grinder. Employee #1 told two coworkers to open the bin at the bottom to remove corn from the bin to a level below the pipe. Once this lower level was achieved, Employee #1 entered the bin from the top by a 15 ft metal ladder and cleared the pipe. After a period of time, almost all of the corn had been removed from the bin when one of the coworkers on the ground noticed Employee #1's foot protruding from the opening in the bottom of the bin. Help was summoned and CPR was administered. Employee #1 was pronounced dead of asphyxia on arrival at Goshen Community Hospital.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, CPR, CORN, CLOGGED, FLOWING MATERIAL, BURIED, GRAIN BIN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104027032			Fatality	Asphyxia	Crushing and grinding machine operators

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