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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 311582969 - Amalgamated Sugar Company, Llc
Inspection Information - Office: Boise Area Office
Site Address:
Amalgamated Sugar Company, Llc
138 W. Karcher Ave.
Nampa, ID 83687
Mailing Address:
Po Box 8787, Nampa, ID 83653
Union Status: Union
SIC:2063
NAICS: 311313/Beet Sugar Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 05/19/2009
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 04/01/2011
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100231844 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Current Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $18,900 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $18,900 |
| Current Penalty | $18,900 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $18,900 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100212 A03 II | 06/30/2009 | 07/27/2009 | $6,300 | $6,300 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100219 C02 I | 06/30/2009 | 07/27/2009 | $6,300 | $6,300 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19100219 I02 | 06/30/2009 | 07/27/2009 | $6,300 | $6,300 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
On May 15, 2009, Employee #1, with Amalgamated Sugar Company, LLC, was cleaning a silo with coworkers at a sugar refinery. Employee #1 was monitoring contaminated sugar that was being cleaned out of the silos as it moved through a 20 in. screw conveyor to a chute. The sugar that was dropped down the chute was collected for melting. Employee #1 was stopping and restarting the screw conveyor as the chute got backed up. Employee #1 opened an 18 in. by 20 in. inspection port. Employee #1 was found by coworkers with his feet protruding from the inspection port. Employee #1 was apparently pulled into and around the screw conveyor shaft, head first and backward.
Keywords: HEAD, ROTATING PARTS, ASPHYXIATED, FOOD PREPARATION, SCREW CONVEYOR, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, SILO
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 311582969 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. |