Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1575080.015 - Gem State Processing, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Boise

Inspection Nr: 1575080.015

Report ID: 1032500

Date Opened: 01/26/2022

Site Address:
Gem State Processing, Llc
951 Hwy 30
Heyburn, ID 83336

Mailing Address:
951 Hwy 30, Heyburn, ID 83336

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311423/Dried and Dehydrated Food Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/27/2022

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/30/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1858988

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$28,714	$0	$0	$0	$0	$28,714
Current Penalty	$28,714	$0	$0	$0	$0	$28,714
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	Serious	19100028 B01 I	05/13/2022	06/09/2022	$14,357	$14,357	$0		Z - Issued
2.	01002	Serious	19100132 D01	05/13/2022	06/09/2022	$14,357	$14,357	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 143197.015

Event: 01/26/2022

Employee Is Killed In Fall Through Catwalk

At 3:00 a.m. on January 26, 2022, an employee who worked as a Maintenance Mechan ic for a food manufacturing company died from a 15-foot fall. The employee and a coworker (Night Shift Maintenance Lead) were installing a belt on a conveyor. The employee fell through a 15-foot high catwalk to the concrete ground below. T he employee and coworker had previously removed a section of the metal catwalk g rate so they could pull the new conveyor belt through the conveyor. The employee incurred head and torso fractures which killed him.

Keywords:belt, catwalk, conveyor, engineering controls, fall, fall from elevation, fall protection, floor grate, floor hole, fracture, grate, head, installing, lack of engineering controls, lack of work procedures, maintenan

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1575080.015			Fatality		Machinery maintenance occupations

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