Inspection Detail

Inspection: 306678657 - Ag Processing Incorporated

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 306678657

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 09/04/2003

Site Address:
Ag Processing Incorporated
2753 Port Neal Circle
Sergeant Bluff, IA 51054

Mailing Address:
2753 Port Neal Circle Attn: Dominic Barber, Sergeant Bluff, IA 51054

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2075

NAICS: 311222/Soybean Processing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 11/18/2003

Emphasis: S:Fatality Catastrophe

Case Closed: 05/17/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100520394

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	14		6	1		21
Current Violations	17			4		21
Initial Penalty	$62,500	$0	$100,000	$0	$0	$162,500
Current Penalty	$88,000	$0	$0	$7,000	$0	$95,000
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	19100023 C01	12/18/2003	12/23/2003	$1,000	$2,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002A	Serious	19100106 E03 VA	12/18/2003	10/24/2004	$7,500	$5,000	$0	01/12/2004	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01002B	Serious	19100106 E06 I	12/18/2003	10/24/2004	$0	$0	$0	01/12/2004	F - Formal Settlement
4.	01002C	Serious	19100106 E09 I	12/18/2003	10/24/2004	$0	$0	$0	01/12/2004	F - Formal Settlement
5.	01003A	Other	19100119 E03 I	12/18/2003	05/31/2004	$3,000	$5,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement
6.	01003B	Other	19100119 E03 II	12/18/2003	05/31/2004	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement
7.	01003C	Other	19100119 E03 VI	12/18/2003	05/31/2004	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement
8.	01004	Other	19100119 E05	12/18/2003	05/31/2004	$3,000	$5,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement
9.	01005A	Serious	19100119 F01 IC	12/18/2003	05/31/2004	$5,000	$5,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement
10.	01005B	Serious	19100119 F01 IE	12/18/2003	05/31/2004	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement
11.	01005C	Serious	19100119 F01 IV	12/18/2003	05/31/2004	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement
12.	01006A	Serious	19100119 F04	12/18/2003	05/31/2004	$3,500	$5,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement
13.	01006B	Serious	19100147 D04 I	12/18/2003	03/08/2004	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement
14.	01007A	Serious	19100119 G01 I	12/18/2003	05/31/2004	$3,500	$5,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement
15.	01007B	Serious	19100119 G02	12/18/2003	05/31/2004	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement
16.	01008	Serious	19100119 H02 II	12/18/2003	05/31/2004	$3,500	$5,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement
17.	01009A	Serious	19100119 J02	12/18/2003	05/31/2004	$3,500	$5,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement
18.	01009B	Serious	19100165 D03	12/18/2003	12/24/2003	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
19.	01010	Serious	19100119 J03	12/18/2003	05/31/2004	$3,500	$5,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement
20.	01011	Serious	19100119 L02 II	12/18/2003	05/31/2004	$3,500	$5,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement
21.	01012	Serious	19100120 Q06	12/18/2003	10/24/2004	$7,500	$2,500	$0	01/12/2004	F - Formal Settlement
22.	01013A	Serious	19100146 D03	12/18/2003	03/08/2004	$2,500	$5,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement
23.	01013B	Serious	19100146 D05 II	12/18/2003	03/08/2004	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement
24.	01013C	Serious	19100146 D10	12/18/2003	03/08/2004	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement
25.	01014	Serious	19100146 F03	12/18/2003	03/08/2004	$2,500	$2,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement
26.	02001	Serious	19100146 F05	12/18/2003	03/08/2004	$7,000	$12,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement
27.	02002	Serious	19100146 F07	12/18/2003	03/08/2004	$7,000	$12,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement
28.	02003	Serious	19100146 F08	12/18/2003	03/08/2004	$7,000	$12,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement
29.	02004	Serious	19100146 J04	12/18/2003	03/08/2004	$7,000	$12,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement
30.	02005	Serious	19100147 C04 I	12/18/2003	03/08/2004	$7,000	$25,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement
31.	02006	Serious	19100147 C04 II	12/18/2003	03/08/2004	$7,000	$25,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement
32.	03001A	Other	19100178 A06	12/18/2003	03/08/2004	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement
33.	03001B	Other	19100178 Q07	12/18/2003	03/08/2004	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200527190

Event: 08/29/2003

Multiple employees killed or injured in plant explosion

On August 29, 2003, maintenance was being performed in a soybean processing plant. Hexane gas used in the process ignited causing an explosion. Employee #1 and #4 were hospitalized with burns, Employee #2 and #3 were killed, and Employee's #6, #7, and #8 had other injuries not requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: BURN, MAINTENANCE, FIRE, EXPLOSION, CHEMICAL BURN, CHEMICAL, HEXANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306678657	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Separating, filtering & clarifying mach. operators
2	306678657	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Machine operators, not specified
3	306678657	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Supervisors, production occupations
4	306678657	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Stock handlers and baggers
5	306678657	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Stock handlers and baggers
6	306678657	Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Helpers, mechanics and repairers
7	306678657	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Managers and administrators, n.e.c
8	306678657	Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Supervisors, production occupations

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