Inspection Detail

Inspection: 121928055 - Continental Grain Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Indianapolis Area Office

Inspection Nr: 121928055

Report ID: 0523100

Date Opened: 09/18/1994

Site Address:
Continental Grain Co.
Uniontown Road
Mt. Vernon, IN 47620

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:4491

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/19/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/15/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360540983

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
Current Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
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	19180106 C	09/27/1994	10/21/1994	$3,000	$3,000	$0	10/21/1994	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14449128

Event: 09/17/1994

Employee fractures skull, falls in water and drowns

Employee #1 attempted to jump diagonally from an elevated work platform on a work barge to a fiberglass hatch cover approximately 65 in. away on an adjacent grain barge. The cover was slippery from grain dust and rain. Employee #1 slipped, struck his head on a cleat on the grain barge, and sustained a skull fracture. Employee #1 then fell into the water between the two barges and drowned. He was not wearing a personal flotation device at the time of the accident.

Keywords: LONGSHORING, BARGE, FRACTURE, HEAD, PPE, WORK RULES, SLIP, SLIPPERY SURFACE, DROWN, LIFE JACKET

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	121928055			Fatality	Other	Stevedores

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