Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1301680.015 - Featherstone Farm Seed

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Richmond (Regional Office) - Safety 0355111

Inspection Nr: 1301680.015

Report ID: 0355111

Date Opened: 03/14/2018

Site Address:
Featherstone Farm Seed
13941 Genito Road
Amelia Court House, VA 23002

Mailing Address:
13941 Genito Road, Amelia Court House, VA 23002

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 111110/Soybean Farming

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/07/2018

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/31/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1318833

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	5			5		10
Current Violations	1			5		6
Initial Penalty	$20,075	$0	$0	$0	$0	$20,075
Current Penalty	$7,510	$0	$0	$2,821	$0	$10,331
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.	01001	Serious	16VAC25-60-140	09/07/2018	10/09/2018	$0	$770	$0	09/27/2018	L - State Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Other	16VAC25-60-140	09/07/2018	10/09/2018	$2,431	$3,740	$0	09/27/2018	L - State Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	16VAC25-60-140	09/07/2018	10/09/2018	$7,510	$12,470	$0	09/27/2018	L - State Settlement
4.	01004	Other	19100151 B	09/07/2018	10/09/2018	$0	$2,495	$0	09/27/2018	L - State Settlement
5.	01005A	Other	19100157 G01	09/07/2018	10/09/2018	$390	$600	$0	09/27/2018	L - State Settlement
6.	01005B	Other	19100157 G02	09/07/2018	10/09/2018	$0	$0	$0	09/27/2018	L - State Settlement
7.	02001A	Other	19100178 L01 I	09/07/2018	10/09/2018	$0	$0	$0	09/27/2018	L - State Settlement
8.	02001B	Other	19100178 L06	09/07/2018	10/09/2018	$0	$0	$0	09/27/2018	L - State Settlement
9.	02002A	Other	19101200 E01	09/07/2018	10/09/2018	$0	$0	$0	09/27/2018	L - State Settlement
10.	02002B	Other	19101200 H01	09/07/2018	10/09/2018	$0	$0	$0	09/27/2018	L - State Settlement
11.	02002C	Other	19101200 G01	09/07/2018	10/09/2018	$0	$0	$0	09/27/2018	L - State Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 103892.015

Event: 03/13/2018

Employee is engulfed by soybeans and is killed

At 5:27 p.m. on March 13, 2018, an employee was inside of a grain bin working to get soybeans to flow properly. The employee slipped and fell into the soybeans inside the bin and became engulfed. He suffered asphyxiation as a result of being submerged in the soybeans.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Grain, Grain Bin, Soybeans, Suffocated

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1301680.015	30	M	Fatality		Managers, farms, except horticultural

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