Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304168578 - Steve Weishaar & Guy Weishaar

Inspection Information - Office: Bend

Inspection Nr: 304168578

Report ID: 1054115

Date Opened: 05/29/2001

Site Address:
Steve Weishaar & Guy Weishaar
65024 Oregon Hwy 237
Lagrande, OR 97850

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0191

NAICS: 111998/All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/17/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/06/2001

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$100
Current Penalty	$100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$100
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	704163004 A	08/06/2001	05/29/2001	$100	$100	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201701034

Event: 05/24/2001

Employee injured by grain elevator screw conveyor

At 10:30 a.m. on May 24, 2001, Employee #1, a part-time farm truck driver, suffered a laceration to his lower left leg when he fell onto a moving screw conveyor at the grain elevator located in Island City, Oregon. Employee #1 was in the process of loading the farm tractor trailer truck when the bin in the elevator emptied. He entered the grain elevator, through the load-out door, to open another bin. When Employee #1 stepped through the door onto the wooden cover on the screw conveyor enclosure, the cover dislodged and Employee #1 fell onto the conveyor, suffering a laceration to his leg. Employee #1 was transported to a local hospital by another worker. Employee #1 had surgery to repair the damage and was hospitalized overnight.

Keywords: SCREW CONVEYOR, CAUGHT BY, LACERATION, GRAIN ELEVATOR, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304168578			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Truck drivers, heavy

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