Inspection Detail

Inspection: 306685413 - Holstein Dairy, Llp

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 306685413

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 10/01/2004

Site Address:
Holstein Dairy, Llp
5211 130th St.
Holstein, IA 51025

Mailing Address:
5211 130th St., Holstein, IA 51025

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0241

NAICS: 112120/Dairy Cattle and Milk Production

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 10/26/2004

Emphasis: S:Fatality Catastrophe

Case Closed: 02/14/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100520683

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				4		4
Current Violations				4		4
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$3,000	$0	$3,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,500	$0	$1,500
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	19040029 A	11/15/2004	11/26/2004	$500	$500	$0	-
2.	01002	Other	19040039 A	11/15/2004	11/18/2004	$1,000	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Other	19101200 E01	11/15/2004	12/17/2004	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Other	19101200 H01	11/15/2004	12/17/2004	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200529071

Event: 09/29/2004

Employee is asphyxiated when engulfed by corn silage

On September 29, 2004, Employee #1 was working on a commercial dairy farm. He was using an end loader to load a truck with corn silage. The silage was being removed from an outside bunker. The silage pile ranged from 12 to 22 ft in height. During the removal operation, Employee #1 exited the end loader. The silage pile collapsed, engulfing him. Coworkers found him after 10 minutes of digging in the silage pile. Employee #1 had died from asphyxiation.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, FRONT END LOADER, COLLAPSE, CORN, SILO

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306685413			Fatality	Asphyxia	Farm workers

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