Inspection Detail

Inspection: 3218120 - Continental Grain Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation

Inspection Nr: 3218120

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 04/15/1986

Site Address:
Continental Grain Co.
Hwy 335 & Cemetery Rd.
Cameron, SC 29030

Mailing Address:
277 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10172

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2075

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/25/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/20/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360110357

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$490	$0	$0	$0	$0	$490
Current Penalty	$490	$0	$0	$0	$0	$490
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	19100212 A01	05/12/1986	05/15/1986	$490	$490	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14568174

Event: 04/15/1986

BURIED AND SUFFOCATED BY SOYBEAN HULLS

EMPLOYEE #1 AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE WORKING IN A 20 FOOT DIAMETER, 30 FOOT HIGH SOYBEAN STORAGE TANK. THEY WERE TRYING TO LOOSEN SOME BRIDGED SOYBEAN HULLS SO THAT THEY WOULD FALL ONTO THE UNLOADING AUGER. WHEN THE FOREMAN NOTICED THE TWO EMPLOYEES IN THE TANK, HE ORDERED THEM OUT. ONE WAS ABLE TO GET OUT, BUT THE HULLS CAVED IN BEFORE EMPLOYEE #1 COULD MAKE IT OUT. HE WAS BURIED AND SUFFOCATED. THE EMPLOYEES DID NOT FOLLOW COMPANY POLICY. THE POLICY PROHIBITS ENTRY INTO THE STORAGE TANK WHEN THE HULL LEVEL IS WAIST HIGH OR HIGHER.

Keywords: STORAGE BIN, SUFFOCATED, FLOWING MATERIAL, BRIDGED MATERIAL, BURIED, TIE-OFF

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3218120			Fatality	Asphyxia	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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