Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310083258 - West Side Grain Sales

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 310083258

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 11/13/2006

Site Address:
West Side Grain Sales
207 Commercial St.
Shellsburg, IA 52332

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4221

NAICS: 493130/Farm Product Warehousing and Storage

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/04/2006

Emphasis: S:Fatality Catastrophe, S:General Industry

Case Closed: 01/22/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100521285

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4					4
Current Violations	4					4
Initial Penalty	$6,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,000
Current Penalty	$6,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,000
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	Serious	19100272 G02	12/20/2006	02/08/2007	$1,500	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100272 G03	12/20/2006	02/08/2007	$1,500	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100272 G04	12/20/2006	02/08/2007	$1,500	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19100272 G05	12/20/2006	02/08/2007	$1,500	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200531259

Event: 11/10/2006

Employee Is Killed When Engulfed by Grain

On November 10, 2006, two seasonal employees entered a flat storage structure onto a pile of grain that was approximately 10 ft deep. They intended to vacuum out 4 to 5 in. off the top of the grain. As the vacuum pulled the grain out of the structure, Employee #1 became engulfed and killed.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, GRAIN, STORAGE AREA, WORK SURFACE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310083258			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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