Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300666708 - Frank T. Williams Farm

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Norfolk (Regional Office) - Safety 0355112

Inspection Nr: 300666708

Report ID: 0355112

Date Opened: 09/09/1998

Site Address:
Frank T. Williams Farm
5021 Morris Neck Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23457

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0191

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/23/1999

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/06/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360304422

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$14,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$14,000
Current Penalty	$10,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,500
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	Serious	510001 A	02/25/1999	03/02/1999	$5,250	$7,000	$0	03/19/1999	Y - State Decision
2.	01002	Serious	510001 A	02/25/1999	03/02/1999	$5,250	$7,000	$0	03/19/1999	Y - State Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200920106

Event: 09/07/1998

Employee dies of asphyxia when grain silo wall collapses

At approximately 8:30 a.m. on the day of the accident, Employee #1 was helping to load a truck with grain. He had been sent to to top of the approximately 50 ft tall silo to see if the grain was wet. After looking through a hatch located on the silo roof, he sat down to wait as the grain was loaded by conveyor into the truck. Without warning, the upper portion of the silo's side wall collapsed and Employee #1 fell off the roof. He became engulfed by the grain that piled up on the ground, and died of asphyxia.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, WALL, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, FLOWING MATERIAL, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, BURIED, GRAIN BIN, SILO

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300666708			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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