Inspection Detail
Inspection: 314197732 - Schoenfelder Farms Llp
Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry
Site Address:
Schoenfelder Farms Llp
4340 30th Ave Se
Rochester, MN 55904
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:0213
NAICS: 112210/Hog and Pig Farming
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 06/08/2010
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 09/11/2014
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 100511963 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
Current Violations | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
Initial Penalty | $26,750 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $26,750 |
Current Penalty | $6,750 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,750 |
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 | 182065302 | 06/22/2010 | 06/26/2010 | $5,000 | $25,000 | $0 | A - Amendment | ||
2. | 01002 | Serious | 182065308 | 06/22/2010 | 07/16/2010 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
3. | 01003 | Serious | 5206170002 | 06/22/2010 | 07/16/2010 | $1,750 | $1,750 | $0 | - | ||
4. | 02001 | Other | 19040029 A | 06/22/2010 | 07/02/2010 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 2:30 p.m. on February 17, 2010, Employee #1 was working on a hog farm. He was in the utility hallway of a hog barn. The hog barn consisted of two confinement rooms (east and west) separated by the utility hallway. Employee #1's responsibilities consisted of checking the health of the hogs, which included providing them with food and water and administering antibiotic shots. Chores for each building took approximately 30 to 40 minutes, or approximately 15 minutes for a half-full building. At the time of the incident, a coworker was pumping the manure holding tank from beneath the west confinement room. The coworker stated that he saw Employee #1 arrive on site, but he didn't know when Employee #1 entered the building. Employee #1's coworker had started pumping around 8:45 a.m. that morning and was almost finished when the incident occurred. Manure was pumped from the south side of the building into a tank that was pulled by a tractor to an offsite concrete pit and unloaded. According to two other coworkers, one of the two manure pit fans was ordinarily disconnected while the pumping took place, because the pump shaft was placed into the fan hole. The coworker pumping manure did not notice anything unusual during the process. Employee #1 was working alone and was found unconscious at the north end of the utility hallway that separates the west and east confinement rooms. According to the final coroner's report, the immediate cause of death was acute respiratory failure due to hydrogen sulfide poisoning. When the fire department responded to the incident at 3:17 p.m., air measurements were collected inside the building using a four-gas meter. Hydrogen sulfide was measured at 42 to 44 ppm near the north service door, and carbon monoxide was measured at 30 ppm in the east hog confinement area. According to the sheriff's report, the north and south service doors had been open for an unknown amount of time, which most likely ventilated the hallway prior to the fire department's air measurements.
Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, CONFINED SPACE, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, ANIMAL HANDLER, CARBON MONOXIDE
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 314197732 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Farm workers |