Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304205818 - Mueller Feed Mill, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Bismarck Area Office

Inspection Nr: 304205818

Report ID: 0830300

Date Opened: 09/11/2002

Site Address:
Mueller Feed Mill, Inc.
3/4 Mile East Of Martin On Hwy 18
Martin, SD 57551

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 730, Martin, SD 57551

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4221

NAICS: 493130/Farm Product Warehousing and Storage

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 09/11/2002

Emphasis: L:Grain

Case Closed: 09/19/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100331297

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	24					24
Current Violations	9			1		10
Initial Penalty	$65,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$65,000
Current Penalty	$19,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$19,800
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	Note
1.	01001	Other	19100023 D01 II	01/08/2003	01/21/2003	$0	$600	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100027 D01 II	01/08/2003	04/21/2003	$1,000	$2,800	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100146 C01	01/08/2003	01/27/2003	$2,800	$2,800	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
4.	01004	Serious	19100146 C02	01/08/2003	01/27/2003	$2,800	$2,800	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
5.	01005	Serious	19100146 C04	01/08/2003	01/21/2003	$2,800	$2,800	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
6.	01006	Serious	19100146 D01	01/08/2003	01/21/2003	$2,800	$2,800	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
7.	01007	Serious	19100146 D02	01/08/2003	01/21/2003	$2,800	$2,800	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
8.	01008	Serious	19100146 D03	01/08/2003	01/21/2003	$2,800	$2,800	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
9.	01009A	Serious	19100146 D04 I	01/08/2003	01/21/2003	$2,800	$2,800	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
10.	01009B	Serious	19100146 D04 II	01/08/2003	01/21/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
11.	01009C	Serious	19100146 D04 III	01/08/2003	01/21/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
12.	01009D	Serious	19100146 D04 V	01/08/2003	01/21/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
13.	01009E	Serious	19100146 D04 VI	01/08/2003	01/21/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
14.	01009F	Serious	19100146 D04 VII	01/08/2003	01/21/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
15.	01009G	Serious	19100146 D04 VIII	01/08/2003	01/21/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
16.	01010	Serious	19100146 D05 I	01/08/2003	01/21/2003	$2,800	$2,800	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
17.	01011	Serious	19100146 D08	01/08/2003	01/21/2003	$2,800	$2,800	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
18.	01012	Serious	19100146 D09	01/08/2003	01/21/2003	$2,800	$2,800	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
19.	01013	Serious	19100146 D10	01/08/2003	01/21/2003	$2,800	$2,800	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
20.	01014	Serious	19100146 E01	01/08/2003	01/21/2003	$2,800	$2,800	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
21.	01015	Serious	19100146 G01	01/08/2003	01/21/2003	$2,800	$2,800	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
22.	01016	Serious	19100146 H01	01/08/2003	01/21/2003	$2,800	$2,800	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
23.	01017A	Serious	19100146 K01 III	01/08/2003	01/21/2003	$2,800	$2,800	$0	-
24.	01017B	Serious	19100146 K01 IV	01/08/2003	01/21/2003	$0	$0	$0	-
25.	01018	Serious	19100147 C01	01/08/2003	02/21/2003	$1,000	$2,800	$0	I - Informal Settlement
26.	01019A	Serious	19100272 G01 I	01/08/2003	01/21/2003	$2,800	$2,800	$0	-
27.	01019B	Serious	19100272 G01 II	01/08/2003	01/21/2003	$0	$0	$0	-
28.	01019C	Serious	19100272 G01 III	01/08/2003	01/21/2003	$0	$0	$0	-
29.	01019D	Serious	19100272 G04	01/08/2003	01/21/2003	$0	$0	$0	-
30.	01020	Serious	19100272 J01	01/08/2003	01/21/2003	$2,800	$2,800	$0	-
31.	01021	Serious	19100272 M03	01/08/2003	01/21/2003	$1,000	$2,800	$0	I - Informal Settlement
32.	01022A	Serious	19100146 C01	01/28/2003	02/27/2003	$2,800	$2,800	$0	I - Informal Settlement
33.	01022B	Serious	19100146 C02	01/28/2003	02/27/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
34.	01022C	Serious	19100146 C04	01/28/2003	02/27/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
35.	01023A	Serious	19100146 D01	01/28/2003	02/21/2003	$2,800	$2,800	$0	I - Informal Settlement
36.	01023B	Serious	19100146 D02	01/28/2003	02/21/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
37.	01023C	Serious	19100146 D03	01/28/2003	02/21/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
38.	01023D	Serious	19100146 D04 I	01/28/2003	02/21/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
39.	01023E	Serious	19100146 D04 II	01/28/2003	02/21/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
40.	01023F	Serious	19100146 D04 III	01/28/2003	02/21/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
41.	01023G	Serious	19100146 D04 V	01/28/2003	02/21/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
42.	01023H	Serious	19100146 D04 VI	01/28/2003	02/21/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
43.	01023I	Serious	19100146 D04 VII	01/28/2003	02/21/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
44.	01023J	Serious	19100146 D04 VIII	01/28/2003	02/21/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
45.	01023K	Serious	19100146 D05 I	01/28/2003	02/21/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
46.	01023L	Serious	19100146 D08	01/28/2003	02/21/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
47.	01023M	Serious	19100146 D09	01/28/2003	02/21/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
48.	01023N	Serious	19100146 D10	01/28/2003	02/21/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
49.	01023O	Serious	19100146 E01	01/28/2003	02/21/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
50.	01024A	Serious	19100146 G01	01/28/2003	02/21/2003	$2,800	$2,800	$0	I - Informal Settlement
51.	01024B	Serious	19100146 H01	01/28/2003	02/21/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200331171

Event: 09/10/2002

Two Employees Die of Asphyxia in Molasses Tank

On September 10, 2002, Employee #1 entered a molasses tank to clean it when he was overcome by the fumes and passed out. Employee #2 then entered the tank to help Employee #1, but he, too, was overcome. Both employees died of asphyxia.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, ASPHYXIATED, CONFINED SPACE, PPE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, STORAGE TANK, SCBA, TANK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304205818			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
2	304205818			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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