Inspection Detail

Inspection: 110346673 - Liberty Rice Mill, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 110346673

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 02/01/1995

Site Address:
Liberty Rice Mill, Inc.
200 W. Mill St.
Kaplan, LA 70548

Mailing Address:
Po Box 218, Kaplan, LA 70548

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2044

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/01/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/18/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360907521

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$9,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,000
Current Penalty	$2,100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,100
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	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	19100147 C06 I	03/21/1995	03/27/1995	$0	$3,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100147 C07 I	03/21/1995	03/27/1995	$0	$3,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
3.	01003	Serious	19100147 D02	03/21/1995	03/27/1995	$2,100	$3,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170082507

Event: 01/30/1995

Employee killed when pulled into conveyor

A rice handling conveyor (12 in. screw drive conveyor, 135 rpm) needed repair. A coworker went across the street (approximately 500 ft away) to turn the conveyor off. While the conveyor was off, Employee #1 began repairs. The coworker turned the conveyor back on, not knowing that Employee #1 was working on the conveyor. He was pulled into the conveyor and killed.

Keywords: REPAIR, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CONVEYOR, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110346673			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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