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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 316034032 - Bartlett Grain Company, Lp
Inspection Information - Office: Wichita Area Office
Site Address:
Bartlett Grain Company, Lp
324 Riverfront Rd.
Atchison, KS 66002
Mailing Address:
324 Riverfront Rd., Atchison, KS 66002
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:5153
NAICS: 424510/Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 04/06/2012
Emphasis: L:Grain, N:Svep
Case Closed: 01/04/2018
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 101346484 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 8 | 5 | 13 | |||
| Current Violations | 3 | 3 | 8 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $56,000 | $350,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $406,000 |
| Current Penalty | $21,000 | $0 | $0 | $21,000 | $0 | $182,000 |
| 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 | Other | 19100272 D | 04/12/2012 | 12/15/2017 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | 04/19/2012 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100272 E01 II | 04/12/2012 | 12/15/2017 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | 04/19/2012 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19100272 I01 | 04/12/2012 | 05/07/2012 | $0 | $7,000 | $0 | 04/19/2012 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 4. | 01004 | Serious | 19100272 I02 | 04/12/2012 | 12/15/2017 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | 04/19/2012 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 5. | 01005 | Serious | 19100272 J01 | 04/12/2012 | 05/16/2012 | $0 | $7,000 | $0 | 04/19/2012 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 6. | 01006 | Serious | 19100272 M01 I | 04/12/2012 | 12/15/2017 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | 04/19/2012 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 7. | 01007 | Serious | 19100272 M01 II | 04/12/2012 | 05/16/2012 | $0 | $7,000 | $0 | 04/19/2012 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 8. | 01008 | Other | 19100272 M03 | 04/12/2012 | 12/15/2017 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | 04/19/2012 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 9. | 02001 | 19100132 D01 I | 04/12/2012 | 12/15/2017 | $70,000 | $70,000 | $0 | 04/19/2012 | F - Formal Settlement | ||
| 10. | 02002 | Other | 19100272 J02 II | 04/12/2012 | 12/15/2017 | $7,000 | $70,000 | $0 | 04/19/2012 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 11. | 02003 | 19100272 J03 | 04/12/2012 | 12/15/2017 | $70,000 | $70,000 | $0 | 04/19/2012 | F - Formal Settlement | ||
| 12. | 02004 | Willful | 19100272 Q01 | 04/12/2012 | 05/07/2012 | $0 | $70,000 | $0 | 04/19/2012 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 13. | 02005 | Willful | 19100307 C02 I | 04/12/2012 | 05/01/2012 | $0 | $70,000 | $0 | 04/19/2012 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
On October 29, 2011, Employee's #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, and #6, who were employed by Bartlett Grain, and two workers from Kansas Grain Inspection Services were working in and near a grain elevator to load a train and sample the grain. Four of the Bartlett Grain employees were working in the back office/loadout area and two of the Bartlett Grain employees were working in the truck dump/receiving area. The Kansas Grain Inspection Services, Inc., employees were working in the grain inspection/sampling area in the elevator, which was also in the back office/loadout area. The elevator was open for business from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 29, 2011. A train had arrived at the elevator at approximately 4:00 p.m., and the employees started loading the train with corn at approximately 4:30 p.m. The elevator had been receiving grain via trucks throughout the day, and the last truck dumped its grain in the Number 4 receiving pit just before 7:00 p.m. At approximately 7:05 p.m., an explosion occurred at the terminal elevator, as the employees were loading the twenty-second railcar. Four of the Bartlett Grain employees, Employees #1, #2, #3, and #4, were killed. The other two Bartlett Grain employees, Employees #5 and #6, were injured and hospitalized, but they survived. Both workers from Kansas Grain Inspection Services, Inc. were killed.
Keywords: BURN, LOADING, GRAIN, FIRE, CORN, EXPLOSION, GRAIN ELEVATOR, TRAIN
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 316034032 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported | ||
| 2 | 316034032 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported | ||
| 3 | 316034032 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported | ||
| 4 | 316034032 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported | ||
| 5 | 316034032 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported | ||
| 6 | 316034032 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported |