Inspection Detail

Inspection: 312886427 - Ach Food Companies, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Peoria Area Office

Inspection Nr: 312886427

Report ID: 0524500

Date Opened: 04/22/2009

Site Address:
Ach Food Companies, Inc.
710 N Mattis Ave.
Champaign, IL 61821

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2079

NAICS: 311225/Fats and Oils Refining and Blending

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/02/2009

Emphasis: S:Fall From Height

Case Closed: 08/07/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100273507

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
Current Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
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	Serious	19100132 D01 I	06/04/2009	07/22/2009	$4,500	$4,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200271971

Event: 04/22/2009

Employee Is Killed in Fall Into Tank Car

At approximately 5:00 a.m. on April 22, 2009, Employee #1 was preparing to load regrade oil into a rail car on the facility of ACH Food Industries, Inc., an edible oil and nondairy creamer manufacturer. The supervisor noticed on the control panel that the tank was full, instead of being empty, and paged Employee #1 twice in approximately 30 minutes. When Employee #1 did not return pages, he began searching for him. The supervisor climbed the ladder of the rail car and saw Employee #1 in the bottom of the car. He called to Employee #1 but got no response. He then went to the control room and phoned for emergency services. The supervisor lowered a 4-gas meter into the rail car and found the oxygen content to be approximately 14.6 percent. Emergency services arrived and extracted Employee #1 from the tank car. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of death was due to cranial and cerebral injuries.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, FALL, TANK, BRAIN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312886427			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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