Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115098352 - Winneshiek Co-Operative Assoc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa

Inspection Nr: 115098352

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 03/11/2004

Site Address:
Winneshiek Co-Operative Assoc.
120 5th St Sw
Cresco, IA 52136

Mailing Address:
120 5th St Sw, Cresco, IA 52136

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4221

NAICS: 493130/Farm Product Warehousing and Storage

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/22/2004

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/26/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100520485

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	7					7
Current Violations	7					7
Initial Penalty	$19,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$19,500
Current Penalty	$12,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,000
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100147 C04 I	04/12/2004	07/27/2004	$1,850	$3,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100272 E02	04/12/2004	07/27/2004	$1,850	$3,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100272 G01 I	04/12/2004	06/27/2004	$900	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19100272 G01 II	04/12/2004	06/27/2004	$1,850	$3,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01005	Serious	19100272 G02	04/12/2004	06/27/2004	$1,850	$3,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01006	Serious	19100272 G04	04/12/2004	06/27/2004	$1,850	$3,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01007	Serious	19100272 G05	04/12/2004	06/27/2004	$1,850	$3,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200528487

Event: 03/10/2004

Employee Suffocated In Confined Space Engulfment

An employee entered a bin of soybeans in order to break up the pods of beans that were jamming. While he was in the bin, the beans began to flow. The employee was engulfed in the beans and he suffocated. The equipment to remove the beans from the bin was in operation at the time. The employee had not used any lockout/tagout procedures nor was he wearing a harness or lifeline.

Keywords:asphyxiated, confined space, suffocated, lockout, work surface

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	115098352			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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