Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1116402.015 - Benton Grain Company, Llc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1116402.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 12/30/2015

Site Address:
Benton Grain Company, Llc.
98 Railroad Street
Keystone, IA 52249

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 365, Keystone, IA 52249

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 424510/Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/06/2016

Emphasis: S:Grain

Case Closed: 04/04/2016

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1051852

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	3					3
Initial Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
Current Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100272 E02	02/23/2016	04/08/2016	$1,500	$1,500	$0	Z - Issued
2.	01002	Serious	19100272 H01	02/23/2016	04/08/2016	$1,500	$1,500	$0	Z - Issued
3.	01003	Serious	19100272 H02 I	02/23/2016	04/08/2016	$1,500	$1,500	$0	Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 82160.015

Event: 12/29/2015

Employee Is killed when buried in grain

At 2:45 p.m. on December 29, 2015, an employee had been using a VacBoss 6068 power-take-off (PTO) driven vacuum to remove grain material from a large, flat storage building onsite. The worker entered the building to vacuum the grain when the grain collapsed and completely engulfed him. The employee was killed from asphyxiation.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Crushed, Grain, Grain Elevator

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1116402.015	56	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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