Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1466759.015 - Didion Milling, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Madison Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1466759.015

Report ID: 0523300

Date Opened: 03/02/2020

Site Address:
Didion Milling, Inc.
501 S. Williams Street
Cambria, WI 53923

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 495, Cambria, WI 53923

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311211/Flour Milling

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/03/2020

Emphasis: L:Fall

Case Closed: 10/08/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1548607	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$26,718	$0	$0	$0	$0	$26,718
Current Penalty	$13,359	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,359
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.	01001A	Serious	19100028 B03 IV	06/30/2020	07/09/2020	$13,359	$13,359	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100028 B09 I A	06/30/2020	07/09/2020	$0	$13,359	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 124461.015

Event: 02/29/2020

Employee falls through hatch opening and sustains fractures

At 9:15 a.m. on February 29, 2020, an employee and a coworker were cleaning corn debris from the interior walls of the GSI model 5000 tower grain dryer. They entered the GSI model 5000 tower grain dryer to perform routine cleaning duties inside the dryer. After entering the grain dryer, the coworker began cleaning the lower level, and the employee climbed the interior fixed ladder to the second level to begin cleaning. The employee fell through the ladderway opening in the upper level platform and fell approximately 35 feet onto the lower level where the coworker was working. The ladderway opening was equipped with a hinged cover that was left open while the employee worked in the upper level. The ladderway opening was not equipped with guardrails and toe boards and a self-closing gate or offset at the access point to the ladderway opening. The employee sustained bilateral arm fractures and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Cleaning, Corn, Debris, Dryer, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fixed Ladder, Floor Opening, Fracture, Guardrail, Hatch, Ladder

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1466759.015	99	M	Hospitalized injury		Production helpers

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