Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305290082 - Grain Commerce Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

Inspection Nr: 305290082

Report ID: 0552700

Date Opened: 09/25/2002

Site Address:
Grain Commerce Inc
21575 515th Ave
Lake Crystal, MN 56055

Mailing Address:
Rural Route #2 Box 208, Lake Crystal, MN 56055

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5153

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/25/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/14/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360315576

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	3					3
Initial Penalty	$25,875	$0	$0	$0	$0	$25,875
Current Penalty	$25,875	$0	$0	$0	$0	$25,875
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	182065308	10/22/2002	11/14/2002	$0	$0	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19100038 A02	10/22/2002	11/01/2002	$875	$875	$0	-
3.	01003A	Serious	19100272 E02	10/22/2002	11/01/2002	$25,000	$25,000	$0	-
4.	01003B	Serious	19100272 G01 I	10/22/2002	11/01/2002	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200513133

Event: 09/24/2002

Employee Dies from Asphyxia in Bin When Engulfed by Grain

On September 24, 2002, an employee was working inside a grain bin while the unloading auger conveyor was running. He became caught and was pulled into the grain. The employee died of asphyxia. The auger conveyor was not locked-out at the time of the accident.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, SCREW CONVEYOR, GRAIN, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, FLOWING MATERIAL, GRAIN BIN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305290082			Fatality	Asphyxia	Graders and sorters, agricultural products

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