Inspection Detail

Inspection: 106621865 - Bean Acres, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Wichita Area Office

Inspection Nr: 106621865

Report ID: 0729700

Date Opened: 04/11/1994

Site Address:
Bean Acres, Inc.
E. Second & Clark St.
Sharon Springs, KS 67758

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 61, Sharon Springs, KS 67758

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5153

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 04/13/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/08/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360638266

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			3		5
Current Violations	2			3		5
Initial Penalty	$1,650	$0	$0	$300	$0	$1,950
Current Penalty	$1,125	$0	$0	$300	$0	$1,425
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
1.	01001	Serious	19100023 C01	05/27/1994	07/27/1994	$525	$1,050	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002A	Serious	19100219 D01	05/27/1994	06/27/1994	$600	$600	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002B	Serious	19100219 E03 I	05/27/1994	06/27/1994	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01002C	Serious	19100219 F03	05/26/1994	06/27/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
5.	02001	Other	19030002 A01	05/27/1994	06/02/1994	$300	$300	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	02002	Other	19100037 Q01	05/27/1994	06/06/1994	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	02003	Other	19100037 Q02	05/27/1994	06/06/1994	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14502991

Event: 04/06/1994

Employee suffocates in hopper of beans

Employee #1 had apparently climbed on top of a hopper while beans were being unloaded, but no one saw him there. About 15 minutes later, the beans plugged up and coworkers saw a shoe in the hopper. They tried to unload the hopper quickly and retrieve Employee #1, but he had suffocated.

Keywords: LOADING, SUFFOCATED, FLOWING MATERIAL, FALL, HOPPER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106621865			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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