Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18460725 - Edges Grain Market, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 18460725

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 01/17/1990

Site Address:
Edges Grain Market, Inc.
State Road 1167
Whiteville, NC 28472

Mailing Address:
Rt. 6, Box 182, Whiteville, NC 28472

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5153

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/18/1990

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/17/1990

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360769699

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	7			2		9
Current Violations	7			2		9
Initial Penalty	$980	$0	$0	$140	$0	$1,120
Current Penalty	$980	$0	$0	$140	$0	$1,120
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
1.	01001	Serious	19100132 A	03/30/1990	04/05/1990	$140	$140	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19100272 E02	03/30/1990	04/05/1990	$140	$140	$0	-
3.	01003	Serious	19100272 G01 I	03/30/1990	04/05/1990	$140	$140	$0	-
4.	01004	Serious	19100272 G01 III	03/30/1990	04/05/1990	$140	$140	$0	-
5.	01005	Serious	19100272 G02	03/30/1990	04/05/1990	$140	$140	$0	-
6.	01006	Serious	19100272 G03	03/30/1990	04/05/1990	$140	$140	$0	-
7.	01007	Serious	19100272 G04	03/30/1990	04/05/1990	$140	$140	$0	-
8.	02001	Other	7B0102 A01	03/30/1990	04/05/1990	$140	$140	$0	-
9.	02002	Other	7B0308	03/30/1990	04/05/1990	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 760124

Event: 12/22/1989

Employee dies when engulfed in wheat inside silo

Employee #1 inadvertently transferred wheat into the wrong storage silo. He and the president of the company climbed into the silo from the top to remove the wheat using a pneumatic conveyor. The conveyor was being operated from the ground by two other employees. The president left the silo to obtain a part for the conveyor, leaving Employee #1 alone in the top of the silo. At the direction of the vice president, who was one of the two employees on the ground, Employee #1 continued to remove the wheat using the conveyor. After approximately 20 minutes of operation, the vice president noticed the conveyor piping shaking as if it was clogging up. He shut the conveyor down and went up into the silo to ascertain the problem, but could not locate Employee #1. He searched through the wheat for 5 to 10 minutes, then went to the office to call for help. The rescue squad arrived and assisted the President and vice president in searching through the wheat for Employee #1. The vice president found Employee #1's body in a vertical position with his head about 2 feet below the surface of the wheat; the body was 2 to 3 feet from the conveyor hose. Employee #1 died. The president stated that he had trained Employee #1 in the proper use of the conveyor.

Keywords: HEAD, GRAIN, CONVEYOR, BURIED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18460725			Fatality	Asphyxia	Miscellaneous plant and system operators

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