Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1495912.015 - Ottawa Cooperative Association

Inspection Information - Office: Wichita Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1495912.015

Report ID: 0729700

Date Opened: 10/06/2020

Site Address:
Ottawa Cooperative Association
521 N. Locust St.
Ottawa, KS 66067

Mailing Address:
302 N. Main Street, Ottawa, KS 66067

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 424910/Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 11/24/2020

Emphasis: N:Dustexpl, L:Grain

Case Closed: 02/09/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1667989	Yes
Inspection	1495898	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$5,398	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,398
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	19100157 D04	01/12/2021	02/08/2021	$0	$5,398	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 130195.015

Event: 10/01/2020

Employee amputates leg below knee when struck by grain bin a

At 9:30 a.m. on October 1, 2020, an employee was working for a farm merchant wholesaler and was inside a grain bin. The bin auger and sweeper energized at the time. While in the bin, the employee contacted the auger with his right leg. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation to his leg below the knee.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Auger, Auger Mechanism, Contact, Energized, Grain Bin, Instantaneous amputation, Knee, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Struck By, Sweeper, Traumatic Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1495912.015	24	M	Hospitalized injury		Occupation not reported

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