Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305324246 - Cargill Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland Area Office

Inspection Nr: 305324246

Report ID: 0522300

Date Opened: 05/16/2002

Site Address:
Cargill Inc
2065 Manchester Rd.
Akron, OH 44314

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2899

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/03/2002

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/10/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100102250

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4					4
Current Violations	2			1		3
Initial Penalty	$12,150	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,150
Current Penalty	$6,390	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,390
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	19100147 D04 I	06/04/2002	06/14/2002	$4,500	$4,500	$0	06/27/2002	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100212 A01	06/04/2002	06/21/2002	$3,150	$3,150	$0	06/27/2002	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
3.	01003	Serious	19100212 A02	06/04/2002	06/21/2002	$1,890	$3,150	$0	06/27/2002	F - Formal Settlement
4.	01004	Other	19101200 H01	06/04/2002	07/07/2002	$0	$1,350	$0	06/27/2002	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200101384

Event: 05/16/2002

Employee Killed While Operating Palletizer

On May 16, 2002, Employee #1 was operating a palletizer when some bags of salt became jammed in the machine. Without deenergizing and locking out the palletizer, he attempted to remove the bags from the machine. He became caught and was pulled into the machine by its mechanism. Employee died due to asphyxiation.

Keywords: CHEST, ASPHYXIATED, PALLETIZED CARGO, WORK RULES, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305324246			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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