Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1489442.015 - Key Cooperative

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1489442.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 08/24/2020

Site Address:
Key Cooperative
1006 Industrial Ave.
Grinnell, IA 50112

Mailing Address:
13585 620th Avenue, Roland, IA 50236

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: 08/25/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/22/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1645686	Yes	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$6,156	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,156
Current Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	88.4 - CODE OF IOWA (2019)	11/10/2020	03/01/2021	$5,000	$6,156	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 128868.015

Event: 08/14/2020

Employee incurs multiple injuries in fall from grain trailer

At 11:47 a.m. on August 14, 2020, an employee was attempting to scrape a trailer clean of distillers grain from on top of a catwalk. The pipe he was using for scraping was not a sufficient length to reach the trailer, so worked from the top of the trailer without fall protection. As he was working toward the rear of the traier hitting the pipe with a hammer to dislodge the grain, the employee fell nearly 10 feet to the pavement below. The employee broken his femur, shattered a knee, fractured a rib and incurred a brain contusion, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Abdomen, Agriculture, Brain, Catwalk, Chest, Cleaning, Concrete, Contusion, Distiller, Fall, Fracture, Grain, Hand Tool, Head, Knee, Leg, PPE, Pipe, Rib, Scraper, Trailer, Unstable Position, Walking Surface, Work Surface

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1489442.015	63	M	Hospitalized injury		Truck drivers, heavy

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