Inspection Detail

Inspection: 109068494 - Guthrie Corporation Dba Farmers Export Elevate

Inspection Information - Office: Oklahoma City Area Office

Inspection Nr: 109068494

Report ID: 0627700

Date Opened: 04/28/1995

Site Address:
Guthrie Corporation Dba Farmers Export Elevate
Hwy 100 At Arkansas River Bridge
Webbers Falls, OK 74470

Mailing Address:
204 W. College, Guthrie, OK 73044

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5153

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/28/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/07/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360693881

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100147 D	05/22/1995	06/16/1995	$5,000	$5,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 774570

Event: 04/26/1995

Employee suffocates in soybean tank

At 3:00 p.m. on April 26, 1995, Employee #1 and a coworker were breaking up clumps of foreign matter inside a soybean storage tank with shovels. The floor conveyor transfer system had been energized. Employee #1 climbed atop the soybean pile, 6 to 8 ft high, to break up clumps. A flow of soybeans started where Employee #1 was standing, pulling him down toward the floor hole. The coworker tried to pull Employee #1 free, but the flow was too strong. He shut off the conveyor, returning to find Employee #1 buried in the soybeans. Efforts to extract Employee #1 by coworkers and others were not successful. He died.

Keywords: SUFFOCATED, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, FLOWING MATERIAL, CONVEYOR, TANK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109068494			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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