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Case Status: CLOSED
Inspection: 1319521.015 - 97526 - Meadowland Farmers Coop

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota
Nr: 1319521.015Report ID: 0552700Open Date: 05/21/2018
97526 - Meadowland Farmers Coop
109 1st Ave W
Lamberton, MN 56152 		Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 424510/Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers
Mailing: 101 1st Ave E, Po Box 338, Lamberton, MN 56152
Inspection Type:Fat/Cat
Scope:Partial Advanced Notice:N
Ownership:Private
Safety/Health:Safety Close Conference:11/14/2018
Close Case:05/30/2019
Related Activity:TypeIDSafetyHealth
 Accident1340083    
Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 6 6
Current Violations 2 4 6
Initial Penalty $0 $375,000 $0 $0 $0 $375,000
Current Penalty $32,000 $200,000 $0 $0 $0 $232,000
FTA Amount $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Violation Items
# ID Type Standard Issuance Abate Curr$ Init$ Fta$ Contest LastEvent
  1. 01001 Serious 19100028 B03 V C 11/15/2018 05/22/2019 $7,000 $70,000 $0 11/30/2018 -
  2. 01002 Willful 19100272 G01 I 11/15/2018 05/22/2019 $50,000 $70,000 $0 11/30/2018 -
  3. 01003 Serious 19100272 G01 III 11/15/2018 05/22/2019 $25,000 $25,000 $0 11/30/2018 -
  4. 01004 Willful 19100272 G02 11/15/2018 05/22/2019 $50,000 $70,000 $0 11/30/2018 -
  5. 01005 Willful 19100272 G03 11/15/2018 05/22/2019 $50,000 $70,000 $0 11/30/2018 -
  6. 01006 Willful 19100272 G04 11/15/2018 05/22/2019 $50,000 $70,000 $0 11/30/2018 -

Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 106339.015Event: 05/18/2018Employee Is Killed In Grain Suffocation
At 12:00 a.m. on May 18, 2018, Employee #1 was inside of a grain silo with two coworkers. They were shoveling grain into the chute. During the process, the employee slid into the chute and was covered by grain. The employee suffocated and died.
Keywords: silo, grain, slip, suffocated
Inspection Degree Nature Occupation
1 1319521.015 Fatality Asphyxia Occupation not reported

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