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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 2916062 - Blue Earth Rendering Co
Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry
Site Address:
Blue Earth Rendering Co
Co Rd 104 West
Blue Earth, MN 56013
Mailing Address:
Route 3 Box 1, Blue Earth, MN 56013
Union Status: Union
SIC:2048
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/02/1985
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 02/07/1986
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360760532 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $500 |
| Current Penalty | $500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $500 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 182065302 | 12/19/1985 | 12/22/1985 | $325 | $325 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100023 C01 | 12/19/1985 | 12/18/1985 | $175 | $175 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was using a push broom to push miscellaneous turkey parts that had spilled onto the floor and put them behind the open tailgate of a semi-trailer. A coworker on a skidloader was scooping up the sweepings and dumping them into the Equa cooker raw material bin, approximately 3 ft beyond the tailgate of the semi-trailer, which was raised. The bin was 7 ft 10 in. deep to the top of three 14 in. diameter augers. There was no guardrail for the 20 ft wide dump area, only a curb 13 1/2 in. high. The skidloader operator heard a noise that sounded like frozen chunks sliding out of the semi-trailer, hitting the tailgate, then landing on the floor. The operator went to check on Employee #1 and found him face down in the bin on top of the first auger with a large laceration to the face. He had been killed. Causal factors include unsafe work practices and lack of guardrails.
Keywords: GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LACERATION, AUGER, TRAILER, FACE, UNGUARDED
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2916062 | Fatality | Fracture | Mixing and blending machine operators |