Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1344626.015 - Five Star Cooperative

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1344626.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 09/04/2018

Site Address:
Five Star Cooperative
420 East Main Street
Rockwell, IA 50469

Mailing Address:
1949 North Linn, New Hampton, IA 50659

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 493130/Farm Product Warehousing and Storage

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/05/2018

Emphasis: S:Grain

Case Closed: 03/14/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1377419

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	9					9
Current Violations	9					9
Initial Penalty	$54,045	$0	$0	$0	$0	$54,045
Current Penalty	$35,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$35,000
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.	01001A	Serious	19100146 C01	12/12/2018	01/31/2019	$3,889	$6,005	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100146 C02	12/12/2018	01/31/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01001C	Serious	19100146 C04	12/12/2018	01/31/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01001D	Serious	19100146 E01	12/12/2018	01/31/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01001E	Serious	19100146 G01	12/12/2018	01/31/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01001F	Serious	19100146 K01	12/12/2018	01/31/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01002A	Serious	19100147 C04 I	12/12/2018	01/31/2019	$3,889	$6,005	$0	I - Informal Settlement
8.	01002B	Serious	19100147 C06 I	12/12/2018	01/31/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
9.	01002C	Serious	19100147 C07 I	12/12/2018	01/31/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
10.	01003A	Serious	19100212 A05	12/12/2018	01/31/2019	$3,889	$6,005	$0	I - Informal Settlement
11.	01003B	Serious	19100219 I01	12/12/2018	01/31/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
12.	01004A	Serious	19100272 E01	12/12/2018	01/31/2019	$3,889	$6,005	$0	I - Informal Settlement
13.	01004B	Serious	19100272 E02	12/12/2018	01/31/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
14.	01005A	Serious	19100272 G01 I	12/12/2018	01/31/2019	$3,889	$6,005	$0	I - Informal Settlement
15.	01005B	Serious	19100272 G01 II	12/12/2018	01/31/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
16.	01005C	Serious	19100272 G01 IV	12/12/2018	01/31/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
17.	01006A	Serious	19100272 G02	12/12/2018	01/31/2019	$3,889	$6,005	$0	I - Informal Settlement
18.	01006B	Serious	19100272 G03	12/12/2018	01/31/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
19.	01006C	Serious	19100272 G04	12/12/2018	01/31/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
20.	01006D	Serious	19100272 G06	12/12/2018	01/31/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
21.	01007	Serious	19100272 J01	12/12/2018	01/31/2019	$3,889	$6,005	$0	I - Informal Settlement
22.	01008A	Serious	19100272 M01 I	12/12/2018	01/31/2019	$3,889	$6,005	$0	I - Informal Settlement
23.	01008B	Serious	19100272 M01 II	12/12/2018	01/31/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
24.	01009	Serious	19100305 B01 II	12/12/2018	01/31/2019	$3,888	$6,005	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 108944.015

Event: 08/31/2018

Employee is engulfed by corn grain and is asphyxiated

At 7:34 a.m. on August 31, 2018, an employee was transferring corn from a steel bin to concrete silos and the employee entered the bin to unclog the plugged sumps. The employee was engulfed when the grain began entering the bin again and was asphyxiated.

Keywords: Agriculture, Asphyxiated, Buried, Silo

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1344626.015	56	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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