Inspection Detail

Inspection: 109325092 - Koch Agriculture Inc. Dba Koch Agri Services

Inspection Information - Office: Omaha Area Office

Inspection Nr: 109325092

Report ID: 0728900

Date Opened: 06/01/1994

Site Address:
Koch Agriculture Inc. Dba Koch Agri Services
617 Front Street
Gibbon, NE 68840

Mailing Address:
4111 East 37th Street North P.O.Box 2256, Wichita, KS 67201

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5191

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/02/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/08/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360977557

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	19			2		21
Current Violations	12			5		17
Initial Penalty	$46,000	$0	$0	$1,000	$0	$47,000
Current Penalty	$25,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$25,000
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.	01001A	Other	19100023 D01 III	07/08/1994	06/08/1995	$0	$1,500	$0	07/29/1994	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01001B	Other	19100023 E02	07/08/1994	06/08/1995	$0	$0	$0	07/29/1994	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01001C	Other	19100024 F	07/08/1994	06/08/1995	$0	$0	$0	07/29/1994	F - Formal Settlement
4.	01002	Serious	19100111 B10 IV	07/08/1994	06/08/1995	$5,000	$2,500	$0	07/29/1994	F - Formal Settlement
5.	01003	Serious	19100132 A	07/08/1994	07/26/1994	$5,000	$5,000	$0	07/29/1994	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
6.	01004	Serious	19100134 E03	07/08/1994	06/08/1995	$5,000	$2,500	$0	07/29/1994	F - Formal Settlement
7.	01005	Serious	19100134 E05 I	07/08/1994	06/08/1995	$0	$2,500	$0	07/29/1994	F - Formal Settlement
8.	01006A	Serious	19100134 F02 I	07/08/1994	06/08/1995	$0	$1,500	$0	07/29/1994	F - Formal Settlement
9.	01006B	Serious	19100134 F02 IV	07/08/1994	07/26/1994	$0	$0	$0	07/29/1994	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
10.	01007	Serious	19100134 F05 I	07/08/1994	06/08/1995	$0	$1,500	$0	07/29/1994	F - Formal Settlement
11.	01008	Serious	19100147 C01	07/08/1994	06/08/1995	$5,000	$3,500	$0	07/29/1994	F - Formal Settlement
12.	01009	Serious	19100147 C04 I	07/08/1994	07/26/1994	$3,500	$3,500	$0	07/29/1994	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
13.	01010	Serious	19100147 C05 I	07/08/1994	06/08/1995	$0	$1,500	$0	07/29/1994	F - Formal Settlement
14.	01011	Serious	19100147 C07 I	07/08/1994	06/08/1995	$0	$1,500	$0	07/29/1994	F - Formal Settlement
15.	01012	Serious	19100151 C	07/08/1994	07/26/1994	$1,500	$1,500	$0	07/29/1994	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
16.	01013	Other	19100157 E02	07/08/1994	06/08/1995	$0	$1,500	$0	07/29/1994	F - Formal Settlement
17.	01014	Serious	19100169 A02 I	07/08/1994	06/08/1995	$5,000	$5,000	$0	07/29/1994	F - Formal Settlement
18.	01015A	Serious	19100169 B02	07/08/1994	06/08/1995	$0	$5,000	$0	07/29/1994	F - Formal Settlement
19.	01015B	Serious	19100169 B03 IV	07/08/1994	06/08/1995	$0	$0	$0	07/29/1994	F - Formal Settlement
20.	01016	Other	19100178 Q07	07/08/1994	06/08/1995	$0	$1,500	$0	07/29/1994	F - Formal Settlement
21.	01017	Serious	19100219 E01 I	07/08/1994	06/08/1995	$5,000	$1,500	$0	07/29/1994	F - Formal Settlement
22.	01018	Serious	19100219 I02	07/08/1994	06/08/1995	$0	$1,500	$0	07/29/1994	F - Formal Settlement
23.	01019A	Other	19100303 F	07/08/1994	06/08/1995	$0	$1,500	$0	07/29/1994	F - Formal Settlement
24.	01019B	Other	19100305 B01	07/08/1994	06/08/1995	$0	$0	$0	07/29/1994	F - Formal Settlement
25.	02001	Other	19030002 A01	07/08/1994	06/08/1995	$0	$1,000	$0	07/29/1994	F - Formal Settlement
26.	02002	Other	19100106 E02 IVD	07/08/1994	07/26/1994	$0	$0	$0	07/29/1994	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14419972

Event: 05/16/1994

Employee dies of anhydrous ammonia inhalation

Employee #1 was loading an anhydrous ammonia nurse tank when he was overcome by ammonia fumes. Employee #1 was hospitalized on May 16, 1994, and died on May 27, 1994.

Keywords: LOADING, VAPOR, VENTILATION, AMMONIA, INHALATION, ANHYDROUS AMMONIA, AIR CONTAMINATION, CHEMICAL VAPOR, OVEREXPOSURE, TANK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109325092			Fatality	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported

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