Inspection Detail

Inspection: 302758271 - Offerle Co-Op Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Wichita Area Office

Inspection Nr: 302758271

Report ID: 0729700

Date Opened: 02/04/2000

Site Address:
Offerle Co-Op Inc.
4 Miles S. 2 Miles E. On County Rd 30 Of
Kinsley, KS 67563

Mailing Address:
Po Box 90, Offerle, KS 67563

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5153

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/26/2000

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/26/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101341295

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201340817

Event: 02/03/2000

Employee killed when portable bin overturns

Employee #1, a feed delivery driver, was climbing the rear ladder of a single axle, portable feed bin to close the top access hatch. This 2,500 lb capacity bin was a converted grinder/mixer that had previously been used to mix, grind, and spread feed and fertilizers, and from which the mixer blades and PTO-drive had been removed. It was mounted on an unattached single-axle trailer with its connecting tongue resting on the ground. Employee #1 was ascending the rear ladder when the bin apparently pivoted on its single axle and tipped backward, crushing him between the metal gate of the adjacent horse corral and the top of the feed bin. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: UNSECURED, PINNED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, TRAILER, GRAIN BIN, OVERTURN, TRUCK DRIVER, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302758271			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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