Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1497065.015 - The Tri-County Grain Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1497065.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 10/13/2020

Site Address:
The Tri-County Grain Corporation
400 4th St
Eldon, IA 52554

Mailing Address:
400 4th St, Eldon, IA 52554

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: 10/13/2020

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Grain

Case Closed: 01/06/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1671223	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	$2,651	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,651
Current Penalty	$2,651	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,651
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	19100212 A01	12/11/2020		$2,651	$2,651	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 130495.015

Event: 10/09/2020

Grain elevator employee's right foot is caught in auger, toe

At 9:00 a.m. on October 9, 2020, an employee was working at a grain elevator. He was unloading grain from a grain dump truck into a receiving hopper of a Westfield MK 130-91 Plus portable auger. The employee was standing on the mesh safety grate of the receiving hopper. The grate or the hopper or both were 36 in. by 60 in. (0.9 m by 1.5 m) in size. The auger was at idle rotation. The employee opened the rear dump opening of the grain truck, turned to his left, and stepped into a 6 in. by 6 in. (150 mm by 150 mm) hole where protective grating system was missing. The employee's right foot was pulled into the auger system. The big toe on the employee's right foot was amputated. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Agriculture, Amputated, Amputation, Auger, Auger Mechanism, Caught In, Floor Grate, Flowing Material, Foot, Grain, Grain Elevator, Grate, Guard, Hole, Inadequate Maint, Inexperience, Instantaneous amputation, Machine Guarding, Material Handling, Mech Mat Handling, Position, Positioning, Toe, Traumatic Amputation, Unguarded, Unguarded Fl Opening, Unsafe Position, Walking Surface

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1497065.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Occupation Not Listed

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