At approximately 6:30 a.m. on March 06, 2012, Employee #1 was prepping to perform maintenance on a pug mill. Employee one was involved in performing the job duty of replacing the ends of worn paddles with new ones at the time of the incident. Employee #1 began working on the collect auger and requested the assistance of a coworker to bump test the collect auger.
The coworker entered the electrical room and removed the lock attached to the breaker that controlled the energizing of the pug mill instead of the lock attached to the breaker corresponding to the collection auger. The paddles in the pug mill began to rotate, and the rotation of these paddles caused Employee #1 to become pinned within the pug mill.
Employee #1 suffered extensive trauma to his lower body extremities as the paddles dug into his tissue.
Employee #1 was pronounced dead at a local medical center from cardiopulmonary arrest and hemorrhaging.
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $6,875 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,875 |
| Current Penalty | $1,375 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,375 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 19100147 C05II | 08/07/2012 | 09/10/2012 | $0 | $1,375 | $0 | 09/06/2012 | J – ALJ Decision | |
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100147 C06 I | 08/07/2012 | 09/10/2012 | $1,375 | $1,375 | $0 | 09/06/2012 | A – Amendment | Citation has been deleted. |
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19100147 C07 I | 08/07/2012 | 09/10/2012 | $1,375 | $1,375 | $0 | 09/06/2012 | A – Amendment | Citation has been deleted. |
| 4. | 01004 | Serious | 19100147 D04 II | 08/07/2012 | 09/10/2012 | $1,375 | $1,375 | $0 | 09/06/2012 | A – Amendment | Citation has been deleted. |
| 5. | 01005 | Other | 19100147 E03 | 08/07/2012 | 09/10/2012 | $0 | $1,375 | $0 | 09/06/2012 | J – ALJ Decision | |
| 6. | 01006A | Serious | 19100147 C06I | 08/07/2012 | 09/10/2012 | $1,375 | $0 | $0 | 09/06/2012 | Q – National Office Adjustment | |
| 7. | 01006B | Serious | 19100147 C07I | 08/07/2012 | 09/10/2012 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 09/06/2012 | Q – National Office Adjustment | |
| 8. | 01006C | Serious | 19100147 D04II | 08/07/2012 | 09/10/2012 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 09/06/2012 | Q – National Office Adjustment |
Source: https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=316202084