Inspection Detail

Inspection: 315085449 - Beachner Grain, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Wichita Area Office

Inspection Nr: 315085449

Report ID: 0729700

Date Opened: 02/15/2011

Site Address:
Beachner Grain, Inc.
509 S Maple St
Walnut, KS 66780

Mailing Address:
2600 Flynn Dr., Parsons, KS 67357

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5153

NAICS: 424510/Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/16/2011

Emphasis: L:Grain

Case Closed: 04/29/2011

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	203095047	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3			1		4
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$15,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$15,300
Current Penalty	$6,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,300
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	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100212 A02	03/31/2011	04/20/2011	$6,300	$6,300	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19100272 H02 I	03/31/2011	04/20/2011	$6,300	$6,300	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
3.	01003	Serious	19100305 B01	03/31/2011	04/20/2011	$2,700	$2,700	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
4.	02001	Other	19100305 G01 IVA	03/31/2011	05/04/2011	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201345634

Event: 02/14/2011

Employee Injures Foot in Screw Conveyor

At approximately 2:20 p.m. on February 14, 2011, an employee entered a flat grain storage building to slide a metal plate on the grating of the screw conveyor to facilitate the flow of corn into the conveyor. A section of unattached metal grating became displaced and the employee's foot slipped into the screw conveyor. The employee was caught in the rotating part of the screw. A coworker, who was observing the employee from outside the flat storage building door, shut off the screw conveyor but was unable to release the employee's foot. The employee called emergency response using his cell phone. It took the emergency responders several hours to free his foot, as they first had to place plywood barricades and vacuum corn out from the area. The employee was transported by helicopter to KU Medical Center in Kansas City. He received five stitches and was released two days later.

Keywords: SCREW CONVEYOR, SLIP, CAUGHT BY, LACERATION, NIP POINT, GRAIN BIN, FOOT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315085449			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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