Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307318683 - Planters Cotton Oil Mill, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Little Rock Area Office

Inspection Nr: 307318683

Report ID: 0627100

Date Opened: 03/01/2004

Site Address:
Planters Cotton Oil Mill, Inc.
2901 Planters Drive
Pine Bluff, AR 71601

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2074

NAICS: 311223/Other Oilseed Processing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/04/2004

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/08/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100262674

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$4,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,250
Current Penalty	$2,125	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,125
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	19100022 A01	08/27/2004	09/02/2004	$875	$1,750	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100022 C	08/27/2004	10/27/2004	$1,250	$2,500	$0		P - Petition to Mod Abatement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200262293

Event: 03/01/2004

Employee Is Killed When Caught in a Screw Conveyor.

On March 1, 2004, Employee #1 was working alone in the No.14 Feed House using a front-end loader to dump cotton seeds into a 10 ft 2in. (Length) by 8 ft (width) by 7 ft 4 in. (Depth) Seed Feed-n-Box hopper bin. The hopper became clogged with cotton seeds, so Employee #1 got off the front end loader to unclog the bin. To unclog the bin, Employee #1 climbed on an approximately 7.5 or 8 ft high pile of cotton seeds that was level with the top perimeter of the bin, which caused the employee to misjudge where the bin began and ended. As a result, Employee #1 was in the middle of the hopper and was drawn down a 60 degree slope, 6 ft 5in. to a 6 ft opening in the bottom of the bin, where he contacted the 16 to 18 in. rotating helicoid auger blades. The employee's body was ground and mutilated and it traveled through the plant's conveyor system to various areas throughout the plant. Parts of the employee's body were found in the burs and gravis conveyors from the shakers, and approximately 60 percent of his body was found in a dirty seed rock catcher.

Keywords: CONVEYOR, FALL, BLADE, HOPPER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307318683			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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