Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125667527 - Farmers' Rice Cooperative

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 125667527

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 10/17/2005

Site Address:
Farmers' Rice Cooperative
4937 Hwy 45
Colusa, CA 95932

Mailing Address:
Po Box 265, Princeton, CA 95970

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0723

NAICS: 115114/Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning)

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/13/2006

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: S:Agriculture (Aship)

Case Closed: 03/17/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101175727

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			5		7
Current Violations	1			6		7
Initial Penalty	$30,060	$0	$0	$2,055	$0	$32,115
Current Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$3,900	$0	$21,900
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
1.	01001	Other	5178 I	04/13/2006	04/30/2006	$300	$375	$0	07/20/2006	J - ALJ Decision
2.	01002	Other	3209 B	04/13/2006	04/30/2006	$225	$420	$0	07/20/2006	J - ALJ Decision
3.	01003	Other	3366 A	04/13/2006	04/30/2006	$225	$420	$0	07/20/2006	J - ALJ Decision
4.	01004	Other	3364 D	04/13/2006	04/30/2006	$225	$420	$0	07/20/2006	J - ALJ Decision
5.	01005	Other	3944 C	04/13/2006	04/30/2006	$225	$420	$0	07/20/2006	J - ALJ Decision
6.	02001	Other	3212 A02 A	04/13/2006	04/30/2006	$2,700	$5,060	$0	07/20/2006	J - ALJ Decision
7.	03001	Serious	3482 A	04/13/2006	04/23/2006	$18,000	$25,000	$0	07/20/2006	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201178977

Event: 10/17/2005

Employees Are Killed When Engulfed in Rice

On October 17, 2005, Employees #1 and #2, and four coworkers, all with Farmer's Rice Cooperative, entered an elevated silo identified as Y-1. This silo was being emptied via a discharge chute on one end of the silo's sloped floor. The chute was connected to a screw auger located beneath the silo. When the rice level dropped below an exterior hatch, the six workers opened the hatch and climbed inside the silo. They rested on the rice along the silo's perimeter closest to the hatch. Employees #1 and #2 stood up and began wrestling in the middle of the rice pile, causing them to fall onto the rice. As they fell, they rolled several times to the backside of the silo in and around the area where the rice was being moved out of the silo. They called for help after realizing that the rice was engulfing them. The coworkers were able to grab Employees #1 and #2, but were not able to pull them free. Employees #1 and #2 were engulfed and killed.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, HORSEPLAY, SILO

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125667527			Fatality	Asphyxia	Inspectors, agricultural products
2	125667527			Fatality	Asphyxia	Inspectors, agricultural products

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