Inspection Detail
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Inspection: 1487590.015 - 111239 - Green Plains Mount Vernon Llc
Inspection Information - Office: Indiana
Site Address:
111239 - Green Plains Mount Vernon Llc
8999 West Franklin Road
Mount Vernon, IN 47620
Mailing Address:
8999 West Franklin Road, Mount Vernon, IN 47620
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2869
NAICS: 325193/Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/17/2020
Emphasis:
Case Closed:
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 1639613 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $14,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $14,000 |
Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,000 | $0 | $7,000 |
FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 01001 | Serious | 22.8(1)(1)(SEC2) | 01/25/2021 | 02/25/2021 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
2. | 01002A | Other | 19100029 B01 | 01/25/2021 | 02/25/2021 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
3. | 01002B | Other | 19100029 B02 | 01/25/2021 | 02/25/2021 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 3:50 p.m. on August 7, 2020, a crew was working to move thirty empty railroad cars out of the grain receiving area to make room for car deliveries. The railr oad cars were being moved by a locomotive with help from the shuttle wagon. An e mployee was in the cab of the locomotive with the locomotive operator as part of his on-the-job training. A coworker was in the shuttle car and another coworker was operating the switch gear to help to guide the railroad cars. The cars were meant to be parked in lane five by using the number five switch gear to lead th e train down the right tracks. The coworker operating the switch gear, used the number four switch gear. This action caused the railroad cars to run into other parked cars at a rate of around seven to eight miles per hour. The impact result ed in the locomotive operator being thrown to the ground inside the cab and the employee being thrown out of the locomotive cab door and landing on the track un derneath the railroad car wheel. The train recoiled after the impact and the rai lroad car wheel rolled on top of the employee's right torso and shoulder. The em ployee died from his injuries onsite.
Keywords:locomotive, railroad car, railroad track, run over, shoulder, switchgear, torso, vehicle, wagon
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
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1 | 1487590.015 | Fatality | Occupation not reported |