Inspection Detail

Inspection: 316914472 - Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

Inspection Nr: 316914472

Report ID: 0552700

Date Opened: 02/01/2013

Site Address:
Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative
83550 County Road 21
Renville, MN 56284

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

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: 05/06/2013

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/11/2013

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100512821

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$28,850	$0	$0	$0	$0	$28,850
Current Penalty	$20,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$20,000
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	182065302	05/15/2013	06/08/2013	$20,000	$25,000	$0	05/24/2013	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100132 A	05/15/2013	06/01/2013	$0	$3,850	$0	05/24/2013	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200515765

Event: 01/31/2013

Employee Is Killed When Struck by Front End Loader

At approximately 2:45 p.m. on January 31, 2013, an employee was walking from the Heavy Equipment Shop on the far East side of the factory grounds to the main factory building to clock out for the day. As the employee traveled between a storage silo and the main plant access door, he was struck and killed by a front end loader which was taking a left-hand turn between the silo and the main plant. The employee was not wearing any articles of high-visibility clothing, at the time he was struck.

Keywords: FRONT END LOADER, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316914472			Fatality	Other	Crane and tower operators

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