Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1402265.015 - Othmer Farms Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Miosha General Industry Safety & Health Division

Inspection Nr: 1402265.015

Report ID: 0552652

Date Opened: 05/16/2019

Site Address:
Othmer Farms Llc
5777 Irish Rd
Vermontville, MI 49096

Mailing Address:
5777 Irish Rd, Vermontville, MI 49096

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 111150/Corn Farming

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/28/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/08/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1457256

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 116420.015

Event: 05/16/2019

Employee is killed in corn silo

At 9:00 a.m. on May 16, 2019, an employee was shoveling corn inside of a grain silo and the conveyor turned on and engulfed the employee in corn, killing him.

Keywords: Corn, Silo, Suffocated

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1402265.015	72	M	Fatality		Farmers, except horticultural

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