Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300059235 - Farmers Co-Op Elevator Co

Inspection Information - Office: Omaha Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300059235

Report ID: 0728900

Date Opened: 07/07/2000

Site Address:
Farmers Co-Op Elevator Co
Box Butte & Fremont Ave
Hemingford, NE 69348

Mailing Address:
Po Box 155, Hemingford, NE 69348

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5153

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/12/2000

Emphasis: L:Grain

Case Closed: 02/03/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100050491

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	6	3		3		12
Current Violations	8	1		3		12
Initial Penalty	$11,750	$147,000	$0	$0	$0	$158,750
Current Penalty	$41,500	$18,500	$0	$0	$0	$60,000
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	01/04/2001	02/12/2001	$950	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100025 D01 X	01/04/2001	02/12/2001	$650	$1,750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100272 D	01/04/2001	02/12/2001	$500	$1,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19100272 G06	01/04/2001	02/12/2001	$950	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01005	Serious	19100272 M04	01/04/2001	02/12/2001	$950	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01006A	Serious	19100304 F04	01/04/2001	02/12/2001	$500	$1,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01006B	Serious	19100334 A03 II	01/04/2001	02/12/2001	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
8.	02001A	Serious	19100272 E01	01/04/2001	02/12/2001	$18,500	$49,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
9.	02001B	Serious	19100272 E02	01/04/2001	02/12/2001	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
10.	02001C	Serious	19100272 G05	01/04/2001	02/12/2001	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
11.	02002	Serious	19100272 G02	01/04/2001	02/12/2001	$18,500	$49,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
12.	02003	Willful	19100272 G04	01/04/2001	02/12/2001	$18,500	$49,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
13.	03001	Other	19100272 J01	01/04/2001	02/12/2001	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
14.	03002	Other	19100307 B	01/04/2001	02/12/2001	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
15.	03003A	Other	19101200 E01	01/04/2001	02/12/2001	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
16.	03003B	Other	19101200 H01	01/04/2001	02/12/2001	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200051019

Event: 07/05/2000

Employee suffocates when buried in grain silo

Employee #1 and a coworker were in the tunnel of a grain elevator, dislodging an obstruction to the flow. They first jammed a piece of re-rod up through the grain chute into the concrete silo, but that did little to help the problem. Employee #1 then peered into the side opening on the silo to check the grain level. He asked another coworker to spot for him and entered the silo with some tools to dislodge the obstruction. The grain started to flow again and Employee #1 was pulled in and buried. He died of suffocation.

Keywords: SUFFOCATED, WORK RULES, CLOGGED, FLOWING MATERIAL, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, BURIED, DUST INHALATION, SILO

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300059235			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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