Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303819098 - Waterway Ag, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Fairview Heights Area Office

Inspection Nr: 303819098

Report ID: 0524530

Date Opened: 10/15/2003

Site Address:
Waterway Ag, Inc.
Third And Yasoda Street
Metropolis, IL 62960

Mailing Address:
P.0.Box 629, Metropolis, IL 62960

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5191

NAICS: 424910/Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/04/2003

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/28/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100841121

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	8			2		10
Current Violations	8			2		10
Initial Penalty	$10,200	$0	$0	$1,500	$0	$11,700
Current Penalty	$6,050	$0	$0	$900	$0	$6,950
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100303 B01	04/02/2004	05/19/2004	$900	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002A	Serious	19100303 E	04/02/2004	04/28/2004	$900	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002B	Serious	19100303 F	04/02/2004	04/28/2004	$0	$0	$0	-
4.	01003A	Serious	19100303 G02 I	04/02/2004	05/19/2004	$350	$600	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01003B	Serious	19100303 H02	04/02/2004	05/19/2004	$0	$0	$0	-
6.	01003C	Serious	19100303 H02 I	04/02/2004	05/19/2004	$0	$0	$0	-
7.	01003D	Serious	19100304 D02 II	04/02/2004	04/21/2004	$0	$0	$0	-
8.	01004A	Serious	19100304 F01 IV	04/02/2004	05/19/2004	$900	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
9.	01004B	Serious	19100304 F04	04/02/2004	05/19/2004	$0	$0	$0	-
10.	01004C	Serious	19100304 F05 IV	04/02/2004	05/19/2004	$0	$0	$0	-
11.	01005A	Serious	19100305 A02 I	04/02/2004	05/19/2004	$900	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
12.	01005B	Serious	19100305 F	04/02/2004	05/19/2004	$0	$0	$0	-
13.	01005C	Serious	19100305 G01 III	04/02/2004	05/19/2004	$0	$0	$0	-
14.	01006A	Serious	19100305 B01	04/02/2004	05/19/2004	$600	$1,050	$0	I - Informal Settlement
15.	01006B	Serious	19100305 B03 II	04/02/2004	05/19/2004	$0	$0	$0	-
16.	01007	Serious	19100305 E02	04/02/2004	05/19/2004	$600	$1,050	$0	I - Informal Settlement
17.	01008	Serious	19100332 B01	04/02/2004	04/28/2004	$900	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
18.	02001	Other	19040039 A	04/02/2004	04/07/2004	$900	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
19.	02002A	Other	19101200 E01	04/02/2004	04/28/2004	$0	$0	$0	-
20.	02002B	Other	19101200 F05 II	04/02/2004	04/28/2004	$0	$0	$0	-
21.	02002C	Other	19101200 H	04/02/2004	04/28/2004	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200840932

Event: 10/10/2003

Employee Is Electrocuted While Operating De-Lunper

At approximately 2:00 p.m. on October 10, 2003, an employee was operating a delumper and loading conveyor belt system at a fertilizer plant. When the system appeared clogged, the employee shut down the grinder motor, which had been running on a newly moved 480V electrical system. He then grabbed a hold of the flywheel to jog and clear the clog. When a coworker came around the hopper, he noticed that the employee was not moving. The coworker went to the breaker panel to shut down the conveyor motor. As he pulled the breaker handle, he received a shock. Upon shutting down the conveyor motor, the first employee released his hold on the flywheel and fell to the ground. The coworkers started cardiopulmonary resuscitation at the scene until the ambulance and paramedics arrived. He was pronounced dead at Massac County hospital.

Keywords: ELECTROCUTED, MACHINE OPERATOR, CONVEYOR, ELECTRIC SHOCK, CONVEYOR BELT, HOPPER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303819098			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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