Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1564359.015 - Frontier Cooperative

Inspection Information - Office: Omaha Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1564359.015

Report ID: 0728900

Date Opened: 11/16/2021

Site Address:
Frontier Cooperative
940 Central St.
Osceola, NE 68651

Mailing Address:
3333 Landmark Circle, Lincoln, NE 68504

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 444220/ Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Stores

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/27/2022

Emphasis: L:Grain

Case Closed: 03/17/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1834827	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$9,116	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,116
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$5,500	$0	$5,500
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.	01001	Other	19100272 M01 I	02/17/2022		$5,500	$9,116	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19100147 C06 I	02/17/2022	04/06/2022	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 142855.015

Event: 11/11/2021

Two employees suffer burns in propane fire

At 3:00 p.m. on November 11, 2021, two employees were working for a farmers' cooperative. It offered grain storage for 2.6 million bushels and supplied customers with anhydrous ammonia and liquid fertilizer, along with selling propane. Both employees drove heavy trucks. They were working around propane. They were removing the thermostat from a propane vaporizer. The propane ignited. The two employees received second- and third-degree burns. They were hospitalized.

Keywords: Agriculture, Burn, Fire, Flammable Vapors, Grain Elevator, Ignite, Propane

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1564359.015	65	M	Hospitalized injury		Truck drivers, heavy
2	1564359.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury		Truck drivers, heavy

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