Cargill Fertilizer, LLC · Contact with electrical current
DECEASED FAILED TO SECURE ELECTRICAL POWER SOURCE RESULTING IN ELECTROCUTION.
Cargill Fertilizer, LLC operator
Controlled by
Cargill Inc
MSHA operator ID: L09219
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
74
citations
10
significant & substantial
$7,429
proposed penalties
$7,429
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
59
inspections on record
1,457
inspection hours
5.1
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.74 citations across 1,457 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
74 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-09-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- MACHINERY 1 fatality · 45 non-fatal
- ELECTRICAL 1 fatality · 4 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 83 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 66 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 47 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 31 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2004
15
2003
16
2002
20
2001
23
2000
14
1999
27 (1f)
1998
25
1997
27
1996
20
1995
21
1994
42
1993
13
1992
7
1991
13
1990
6 (1f)
1989
6
1988
4
1987
3
1986
6
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
2 recorded
Cargill Fertilizer, LLC · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
WORKING ON A ELEVATED PLATFORM APPROX. 100' IN THE AIR. WAS COMING DOWN WHEN VICTIM FORGOT TO DISCONNECT WELDING GROUND LEAD FROM WORK AREA. PLATFORM TILTED AND GROUND CABLE STRUCK VICTIM IN H EAD CAUSING UNCONSCIOUSNESS. VICTIM THEN ROLLED OUT OF PLATFORM AND FELL TO GROUND. VICTIM WAS KILLED.
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