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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 313784902 - Gavilon Grain Llc Dba Peavey
Inspection Information - Office: Toledo Area Office
Site Address:
Gavilon Grain Llc Dba Peavey
116 W. Neff Street
Morral, OH 43337
Mailing Address:
7211 Shawnee Po Box 98, Harpster, OH 43323
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:5153
NAICS: 424510/Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 01/24/2011
Emphasis: L:Grain, N:Dustexpl, N:Svep, S:Electrical
Case Closed: 06/24/2015
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 102106689 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Current Violations | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Initial Penalty | $35,000 | $140,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $175,000 |
| Current Penalty | $35,000 | $70,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $105,000 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citation Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 5A0001 | 03/14/2011 | 04/07/2011 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | 04/11/2011 | J - ALJ Decision | Citation has been deleted. |
| 2. | 01002A | Serious | 19100272 E01 | 03/14/2011 | 04/07/2011 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | 04/11/2011 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 3. | 01002B | Serious | 19100272 E02 | 03/14/2011 | 04/07/2011 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 04/11/2011 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 4. | 01003 | Serious | 19100272 G01 III | 03/14/2011 | 04/07/2011 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | 04/11/2011 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 5. | 01004 | Serious | 19100272 G03 | 03/14/2011 | 04/07/2011 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | 04/11/2011 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 6. | 01005 | Serious | 19100272 G04 | 03/14/2011 | 04/07/2011 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | 04/11/2011 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 7. | 02001 | Willful | 19100272 G01 I | 03/14/2011 | 04/07/2011 | $70,000 | $70,000 | $0 | 04/11/2011 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 8. | 02002 | Serious | 19100272 G01 II | 03/14/2011 | 04/07/2011 | $7,000 | $70,000 | $0 | 04/11/2011 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 9. | 03001 | Other | 19100145 C02 I | 03/14/2011 | 04/07/2011 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 04/11/2011 | J - ALJ Decision |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 11:30 a.m. on September 17, 2010, Employee #1, a 20-year-old male who was employed by a temporary staffing agency, was functioning as an employee of Gavilon Grain, LLC, which owned and operated a grain elevator. Employee #1 and a coworker were working inside a 100,000-bushel, approximately 40-foot diameter, concrete grain bin in Moral, Ohio. The bin contained an estimated 3,000 bushels of hard red wheat, and the employees were tasked with removal of the grain from the bin by manually uncovering the discharge auger. Uncovering the auger permitted the grain to flow through an expanded metal grating and into the auger. In order for all the grain to be removed, temperature sensor cables, which were suspended from the top of the bin and secured at the bottom to the expanded metal grating, had to be unhooked from the grating. Employee #1 was standing on or near the grating and was attempting to unhook a sensor cable from the grating, when the coworker also pulled on the cable in order to free it. The grating, which was not secured to prevent movement, came loose and Employee #1 fell. Employee #1 was pulled into the operating discharge auger and was killed when it caught and crushed him. Because the event occurred inside the grain bin, weather was not a factor.
Keywords: SCREW CONVEYOR, UNSECURED, CAUGHT BY, GRATING, CRUSHED, UNSTABLE SURFACE, AUGER, GRAIN BIN
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 313784902 | Fatality | Other | Laborers, except construction |