Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1408001.015 - Mid-Wood, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Toledo Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1408001.015

Report ID: 0524700

Date Opened: 06/12/2019

Site Address:
Mid-Wood, Inc.
12818 E. Gypsy Ln.
Bowling Green, OH 43402

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 799, Bowling Green, OH 43402

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 424510/Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/12/2019

Emphasis: L:Grain

Case Closed: 02/19/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1462792	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$6,630	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,630
Current Penalty	$3,315	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,315
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	19100023 B08	10/21/2019	11/14/2019	$3,315	$6,630	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 117095.015

Event: 06/06/2019

Employee incurs multiple injuries in fall onto conveyor belt

At 11:30 a.m. on June 6, 2019, an employee was cleaning out a grain bin from the outside using a long scraper to scrape the residual grain from the edges while standing on a ladder. The employee leaned the ladder up against the wall and climbed up to perform the scraping duties. The task is normally performed with the conveyor belt shut down. The employee had finished most of the work in the bin and had turned the conveyor belt on to move grain from one of the spouts. The employee continued to work at scraping the bin when his foot hit the moving conveyor knocking him and the ladder over. The employee landed on the conveyor and was dragged under a spout where he got stuck. The roller underneath the employee broke and he was able to kick himself off the conveyor belt. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured hip and ribs and a punctured lung.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Cleaning, Climbing on Ladder, Conveyor Belt, Fall, Fracture, Grain Bin, Hip, Lung, Puncture, Rib

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1408001.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Occupation Not Listed

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