Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.272(h)(2)(i): Whenever an employee walked or stood on or in stored grain or grain products of a depth which poses an engulfment hazard, all equipment which presented a danger to that employee (such as an auger or other grain transport equipment) was not deenergized, and was not disconnected, locked-out and tagged, blocked-off, or otherwise prevented from operating by other equally effective means or methods: (a)Kelley Bean Company, Inc., 28810 County Road S, Brush, CO 80723: The employer did not ensure the conveyor in the tunnel under the flat storage structure was deenergized by lockout or other effective means prior to directing employees to walk on the bean pile. This condition exposed the employees to an engulfment hazard resulting in the actual engulfment and death of an employee.