Inspection Detail

Inspection: 106629900 - Spikes Commodities, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Wichita Area Office

Inspection Nr: 106629900

Report ID: 0729700

Date Opened: 03/05/1993

Site Address:
Spikes Commodities, Inc.
East Hwy. #51
Hugoton, KS 67951

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 754, Hugoton, KS 67951

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5191

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/11/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/16/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360425177

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	5			1		6
Current Violations	4			2		6
Initial Penalty	$2,550	$0	$0	$1,500	$0	$4,050
Current Penalty	$950	$0	$0	$450	$0	$1,400
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
1.	01001	Serious	19100176 B	04/02/1993	05/03/1993	$500	$750	$0	04/22/1993	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002A	Other	19100219 D01	04/02/1993	05/03/1993	$300	$450	$0	04/22/1993	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01002B	Other	19100219 E03 I	04/02/1993	05/03/1993	$0	$0	$0	04/22/1993	F - Formal Settlement
4.	01003	Serious	19101200 E01	04/02/1993	05/03/1993	$150	$450	$0	04/22/1993	F - Formal Settlement
5.	01004	Serious	19101200 G01	04/02/1993	05/03/1993	$150	$450	$0	04/22/1993	F - Formal Settlement
6.	01005	Serious	19101200 H	04/02/1993	05/03/1993	$150	$450	$0	04/22/1993	F - Formal Settlement
7.	02001	Other	19040008	04/02/1993	04/07/1993	$150	$1,500	$0	04/22/1993	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14415459

Event: 03/02/1993

Employee killed when struck by falling bales

Employee #1 was checking bales with a moisture probe and separating dry bales from wet ones. The bales were stacked four high and measured 4 ft by 4 ft by 8 ft. He worked to the last row, and checked the bottom two bales for moisture as before, probing each 4 to 5 times on the long side. As he began to walk away, another employee saw the bales start to fall and yelled. Employee #1 took one step, then two upper bales fell on him, killing him.

Keywords: WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, INATTENTION, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106629900			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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