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Inspection: 306678657 - Ag Processing Incorporated

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

 

Inspection Nr: 306678657
Report ID: 0751910
Date Opened: 09/04/2003

Site Address:
Ag Processing Incorporated
2753 Port Neal Circle
Sergeant Bluff, IA 51054

Mailing Address:
2753 Port Neal Circle Attn: Dominic Barber, Sergeant Bluff, IA 51054

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2075

NAICS: 311222/Soybean Processing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 11/18/2003

Emphasis: S:Fatality Catastrophe

Case Closed: 05/17/2005

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 100520394
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 14 6 1 21
Current Violations 17 4 21
Initial Penalty $62,500 $0 $100,000 $0 $0 $162,500
Current Penalty $88,000 $0 $0 $7,000 $0 $95,000
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 Other 19100023 C01 12/18/2003 12/23/2003 $1,000 $2,500 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
2. 01002A Serious 19100106 E03 VA 12/18/2003 10/24/2004 $7,500 $5,000 $0 01/12/2004 F - Formal Settlement  
3. 01002B Serious 19100106 E06 I 12/18/2003 10/24/2004 $0 $0 $0 01/12/2004 F - Formal Settlement  
4. 01002C Serious 19100106 E09 I 12/18/2003 10/24/2004 $0 $0 $0 01/12/2004 F - Formal Settlement  
5. 01003A Other 19100119 E03 I 12/18/2003 05/31/2004 $3,000 $5,000 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
6. 01003B Other 19100119 E03 II 12/18/2003 05/31/2004 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
7. 01003C Other 19100119 E03 VI 12/18/2003 05/31/2004 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
8. 01004 Other 19100119 E05 12/18/2003 05/31/2004 $3,000 $5,000 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
9. 01005A Serious 19100119 F01 IC 12/18/2003 05/31/2004 $5,000 $5,000 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
10. 01005B Serious 19100119 F01 IE 12/18/2003 05/31/2004 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
11. 01005C Serious 19100119 F01 IV 12/18/2003 05/31/2004 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
12. 01006A Serious 19100119 F04 12/18/2003 05/31/2004 $3,500 $5,000 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
13. 01006B Serious 19100147 D04 I 12/18/2003 03/08/2004 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
14. 01007A Serious 19100119 G01 I 12/18/2003 05/31/2004 $3,500 $5,000 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
15. 01007B Serious 19100119 G02 12/18/2003 05/31/2004 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
16. 01008 Serious 19100119 H02 II 12/18/2003 05/31/2004 $3,500 $5,000 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
17. 01009A Serious 19100119 J02 12/18/2003 05/31/2004 $3,500 $5,000 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
18. 01009B Serious 19100165 D03 12/18/2003 12/24/2003 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement Citation has been deleted.
19. 01010 Serious 19100119 J03 12/18/2003 05/31/2004 $3,500 $5,000 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
20. 01011 Serious 19100119 L02 II 12/18/2003 05/31/2004 $3,500 $5,000 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
21. 01012 Serious 19100120 Q06 12/18/2003 10/24/2004 $7,500 $2,500 $0 01/12/2004 F - Formal Settlement  
22. 01013A Serious 19100146 D03 12/18/2003 03/08/2004 $2,500 $5,000 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
23. 01013B Serious 19100146 D05 II 12/18/2003 03/08/2004 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
24. 01013C Serious 19100146 D10 12/18/2003 03/08/2004 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
25. 01014 Serious 19100146 F03 12/18/2003 03/08/2004 $2,500 $2,500 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
26. 02001 Serious 19100146 F05 12/18/2003 03/08/2004 $7,000 $12,500 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
27. 02002 Serious 19100146 F07 12/18/2003 03/08/2004 $7,000 $12,500 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
28. 02003 Serious 19100146 F08 12/18/2003 03/08/2004 $7,000 $12,500 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
29. 02004 Serious 19100146 J04 12/18/2003 03/08/2004 $7,000 $12,500 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
30. 02005 Serious 19100147 C04 I 12/18/2003 03/08/2004 $7,000 $25,000 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
31. 02006 Serious 19100147 C04 II 12/18/2003 03/08/2004 $7,000 $25,000 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
32. 03001A Other 19100178 A06 12/18/2003 03/08/2004 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
33. 03001B Other 19100178 Q07 12/18/2003 03/08/2004 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200527190
Event: 08/29/2003
Multiple employees killed or injured in plant explosion

On August 29, 2003, maintenance was being performed in a soybean processing plant. Hexane gas used in the process ignited causing an explosion. Employee #1 and #4 were hospitalized with burns, Employee #2 and #3 were killed, and Employee's #6, #7, and #8 had other injuries not requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: BURN, MAINTENANCE, FIRE, EXPLOSION, CHEMICAL BURN, CHEMICAL, HEXANE

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 306678657 Non Hospitalized injury Other Separating, filtering & clarifying mach. operators
2 306678657 Non Hospitalized injury Other Machine operators, not specified
3 306678657 Non Hospitalized injury Other Supervisors, production occupations
4 306678657 Hospitalized injury Burn/Scald(Heat) Stock handlers and baggers
5 306678657 Hospitalized injury Burn/Scald(Heat) Stock handlers and baggers
6 306678657 Fatality Burn/Scald(Heat) Helpers, mechanics and repairers
7 306678657 Hospitalized injury Burn/Scald(Heat) Managers and administrators, n.e.c
8 306678657 Fatality Burn/Scald(Heat) Supervisors, production occupations
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