Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300217312 - Prairie Central Maintenance & Fabrication

Inspection Information - Office: Peoria Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300217312

Report ID: 0524500

Date Opened: 11/23/1997

Site Address:
Prairie Central Maintenance & Fabrication
4666 Faries Pkwy
Decatur, IL 62525

Mailing Address:
3536 N. 27th St. P.O. Box 3007, Decatur, IL 62524

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7349

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 01/28/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/11/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100270230

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	10	1		3		14
Current Violations	10			3	1	14
Initial Penalty	$42,500	$70,000	$0	$0	$0	$112,500
Current Penalty	$29,000	$0	$0	$0	$56,000	$85,000
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
1.	01001A	Serious	19100134 B08	05/15/1998	07/02/1998	$1,000	$1,500	$0	05/29/1998	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100134 E05 I	05/15/1998	07/02/1998	$0	$0	$0	05/29/1998	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01002	Serious	19100146 C04	05/15/1998	07/02/1998	$3,500	$5,000	$0	05/29/1998	F - Formal Settlement
4.	01003	Serious	19100146 C09 I	05/15/1998	07/02/1998	$3,500	$5,000	$0	05/29/1998	F - Formal Settlement
5.	01004	Serious	19100146 D05 I	05/15/1998	05/28/1998	$2,000	$2,500	$0	05/29/1998	F - Formal Settlement
6.	01005A	Serious	19100146 E01	05/15/1998	07/02/1998	$3,500	$5,000	$0	05/29/1998	F - Formal Settlement
7.	01005B	Serious	19100146 E05 II	05/15/1998	07/02/1998	$0	$0	$0	05/29/1998	F - Formal Settlement
8.	01006A	Serious	19100146 F07	05/15/1998	07/02/1998	$3,500	$5,000	$0	05/29/1998	F - Formal Settlement
9.	01006B	Serious	19100146 F08	05/15/1998	07/02/1998	$0	$0	$0	05/29/1998	F - Formal Settlement
10.	01006C	Serious	19100146 F11	05/15/1998	07/02/1998	$0	$0	$0	05/29/1998	F - Formal Settlement
11.	01006D	Serious	19100146 F12	05/15/1998	07/02/1998	$0	$0	$0	05/29/1998	F - Formal Settlement
12.	01006E	Serious	19100146 F13	05/15/1998	07/02/1998	$0	$0	$0	05/29/1998	F - Formal Settlement
13.	01007	Serious	19100146 G03	05/15/1998	07/02/1998	$3,500	$5,000	$0	05/29/1998	F - Formal Settlement
14.	01008A	Serious	19100146 J02	05/15/1998	07/02/1998	$3,500	$5,000	$0	05/29/1998	F - Formal Settlement
15.	01008B	Serious	19100146 J04	05/15/1998	07/02/1998	$0	$0	$0	05/29/1998	F - Formal Settlement
16.	01009	Serious	19100146 K03 I	05/15/1998	07/02/1998	$3,000	$5,000	$0	05/29/1998	F - Formal Settlement
17.	01010	Serious	19100242 B	05/15/1998	07/02/1998	$2,000	$3,500	$0	05/29/1998	F - Formal Settlement
18.	02001A	Unclass	19100023 A03	05/15/1998	07/02/1998	$56,000	$70,000	$0	05/29/1998	F - Formal Settlement
19.	02001B	Unclass	19100212 A01	05/15/1998	07/02/1998	$0	$0	$0	05/29/1998	F - Formal Settlement
20.	03001	Other	19100132 D01	05/15/1998	07/02/1998	$0	$0	$0	05/29/1998	F - Formal Settlement
21.	03002	Other	19100132 D02	05/15/1998	07/02/1998	$0	$0	$0	05/29/1998	F - Formal Settlement
22.	03003	Other	19100132 F04	05/15/1998	07/02/1998	$0	$0	$0	05/29/1998	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200270296

Event: 11/22/1997

Employee killed after falling into paddle conveyor

Employee #1, a supervisor in a corn storage tank, fell through a floor opening and into a moving paddle conveyor system. He suffered multiple amputation injuries, and was killed. The storage tank was a permit-required confined space.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, WORK RULES, STORAGE TANK, CONVEYOR, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, GRAIN BIN, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300217312			Fatality	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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