Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103161170 - Boothill Feeders, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Wichita Area Office

Inspection Nr: 103161170

Report ID: 0729700

Date Opened: 02/13/1991

Site Address:
Boothill Feeders, Inc.
8 Mi W, 9 Mi S Of
Jetmore, KS 67854

Mailing Address:
Hc 34, Box 248, Dodge City, KS 67801

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0211

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/15/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/18/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360977235

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	5			2		7
Current Violations	5			2		7
Initial Penalty	$1,900	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,900
Current Penalty	$1,900	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,900
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	5A0001	06/12/1991	06/21/1991	$1,000	$1,000	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	5A0001	06/12/1991	07/15/1991	$300	$300	$0	-
3.	01003	Serious	19101200 E01	06/12/1991	07/15/1991	$200	$200	$0	-
4.	01004	Serious	19101200 G01	06/12/1991	07/15/1991	$200	$200	$0	-
5.	01005	Serious	19101200 H	06/12/1991	07/15/1991	$200	$200	$0	-
6.	02001	Other	19101200 F05 I	06/12/1991	07/15/1991	$0	$0	$0	-
7.	02002	Other	19101200 F05 II	06/12/1991	07/15/1991	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14422851

Event: 02/12/1991

Employee dies of asphyxia in grain storage bin

Employee #1, a mill/loader operator, and a coworker entered the top of an approximately 30 ft deep by 10 ft square overhead grain storage bin that was approximately half full of fines (corn dust) to clean the inside of the bin and allow the fines to flow more freely. Employee #1 was observed standing on the corn dust near the center of the bin before the was pulled into the fines and buried. He died of asphyxia. The employer had not established bin entry procedures, and the employees did not use safety harnesses with lifelines. There was no observer stationed outside the bin, and there were no provisions for emergency rescue operations. Employee #1 had been working at the company for six months, all of them as a mill/loader operator.

Keywords: LIFELINE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, SAFETY BELT, FLOWING MATERIAL, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL PROTECTION, BURIED, GRAIN DUST, GRAIN BIN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103161170			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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