Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1340639.015 - Landus Cooperative

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1340639.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 08/20/2018

Site Address:
Landus Cooperative
314 North Main Po Box 169
Rake, IA 50465

Mailing Address:
2321 N. Loop Dr. Ste 220, Ames, IA 50010

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 424510/Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/20/2018

Emphasis: N:Dustexpl, S:Grain

Case Closed: 04/23/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1372492	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4					4
Current Violations	3			1		4
Initial Penalty	$26,330	$0	$0	$0	$0	$26,330
Current Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$2,000	$0	$20,000
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	Latest Event
1.	01001A	Serious	19100147 C04 II	01/02/2019	03/01/2019	$6,000	$6,929	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100147 C05 II B	01/02/2019	03/01/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01001C	Serious	19100147 C06 II	01/02/2019	03/01/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01001D	Serious	19100147 C07 I	01/02/2019	03/01/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01002A	Serious	19100146 E01	01/02/2019	03/01/2019	$6,000	$6,929	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01002B	Serious	19100146 G01	01/02/2019	03/01/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01003A	Serious	19100272 E01 II	01/02/2019	03/01/2019	$6,000	$6,929	$0	I - Informal Settlement
8.	01003B	Serious	19100272 J01	01/02/2019	03/01/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
9.	01003C	Serious	19100272 M01 I	01/02/2019	03/01/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
10.	01003D	Serious	19100272 M03	01/02/2019	03/01/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
11.	01004	Other	19100305 G01 IV B	01/02/2019	03/01/2019	$2,000	$5,543	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 108483.015

Event: 08/19/2018

Two employees sustain burns in grain dust explosion

At 12:30 p.m. on August 19, 2018, Employee #1 and #2 were moving grain to load onto train cars. The grain dust exploded, causing multiple flying/falling objects and fire. The two employees sustained burns and multiple injuries to their bodies, and were hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Burn, Explosion, Falling Object, Fire, Flying Object, Grain Dust, Train

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1340639.015	61	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction
2	1340639.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.