PRCS Engulfment Fatality inside powdered limestone silo

At 5:00 p.m. on January 30, 2022, an employee was loosening powdered limestone from inside silo #7 with a weight. The employee entered the silo to recover the tool being used. The employee walked on top of the powdered limestone inside the silo (confined space) and was engulfed in the material and was killed as he sank into the material.

Violation Summary
  Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 4         4
Current Violations 4         4
Initial Penalty $51,796 $0 $0 $0 $0 $51,796
Current Penalty $51,796 $0 $0 $0 $0 $51,796
FTA Amount $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

 

Violation Items
# ID Type Standard Issuance Abate Curr$ Init$ Contest LastEvent
1. 01001 Serious 19100028 B03 V A 07/19/2022 08/12/2022 $11,396 $11,396   Z – Issued
2. 01002 Serious 19100146 C02 07/19/2022 08/12/2022 $11,396 $11,396   Z – Issued
3. 01003 Serious 19100146 C04 07/19/2022 08/12/2022 $14,502 $14,502   Z – Issued
4. 01004 Serious 19100146 G01 07/19/2022 08/12/2022 $14,502 $14,502   Z – Issued

 

 

Source: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=1575610.015

 

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