Inspection Detail

Inspection: 314737073 - Producers Rice Mill, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Little Rock Area Office

Inspection Nr: 314737073

Report ID: 0627100

Date Opened: 08/31/2010

Site Address:
Producers Rice Mill, Inc.
13th Street Building 1303-B
Stuttgart, AR 72160

Mailing Address:
518 East Harrison, Stuttgart, AR 72160

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2044

NAICS: 311212/Rice Milling

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/15/2010

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/16/2011

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100265776

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$6,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,300
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	19100272 H02 II	12/03/2010	12/15/2010	$6,300	$6,300	$0	12/23/2010	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200263994

Event: 08/31/2010

Employee Is Engulfed by Grain and Dies from Asphyxia

On August 31, 2010, Employee #1 and two coworkers were sitting at the bottom of an approximately 35 ft high rice pile. Employee #1 departed from the area and went around to the front of the rice pile. She was seen sitting on a bucket in front of the rice pile and watching rice fall from the overhead auger. Later on, the coworkers went to locate her, but could not find her. They saw what was thought to be paper approximately 10 ft up the rice pile. The coworker climbed the pile and saw that it was Employee #1's hand. Employee #1 had become engulfed by the rice. Emergency medical personnel were summoned. She was excavated from the pile, but was unable to be retrieved via cardiopulmonary resuscitation. When medical personnel arrived, they took over the CPR. Employee #1 was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead as a result of asphyxiation.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, CPR, GRAIN BIN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314737073			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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