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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1605938.015 - M & D Verhage & Sons
Inspection Information - Office: Omaha Area Office
Site Address:
M & D Verhage & Sons
317 Road R
Shickley, NE 68436
Mailing Address:
401 5th Avenue, Fairmont, NE 68354
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 238290/Other Building Equipment Contractors
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/05/2022
Emphasis: N:Heatnep, L:Grain, L:Xfallelec
Case Closed: 05/08/2025
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 1915317 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||
| Current Violations | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $14,918 | $58,010 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $72,928 |
| Current Penalty | $11,932 | $46,068 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $58,000 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19040039 A01 | 10/13/2022 | 11/08/2022 | $1,492 | $1,865 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19260050 C | 10/13/2022 | 12/08/2022 | $3,480 | $4,351 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19260502 D21 | 10/13/2022 | 12/08/2022 | $3,480 | $4,351 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 01004 | Serious | 19260503 A01 | 10/13/2022 | 12/08/2022 | $3,480 | $4,351 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 5. | 02001 | Willful | 19260501 B01 | 10/13/2022 | 12/08/2022 | $23,034 | $29,005 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 6. | 02002 | Willful | 19260502 A02 | 10/13/2022 | 12/08/2022 | $23,034 | $29,005 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 11:45 a.m. on June 29, 2022, an employee who worked as a Millwright was installing new vents on an existing grain bin. The bin eave height is 30 feet above the ground. The employee was working with coworker who was working on another part of the structure. The employee was not wearing a harness and only a rope tied around his waist for fall protection. The other employee heard a yell and then heard the employee strike the ground. There were no direct eyewitnesses to the fall. The employee fell off the top of the grain bin about 30 feet and died from multiple injuries.
Keywords: Abrasion, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Building, Construction, Contusion, Defect, Defective, Defective Equipment, Engineering Controls, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Grain Bin, Installing, Laceration, Lack of Engineering Controls, Millwright, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Rope, Work Surface
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1605938.015 | 56 | M | Fatality | Millwrights |