Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 899433.015 - Ward Trucking, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Erie Area Office

Inspection Nr: 899433.015

Report ID: 0336000

Date Opened: 04/04/2013

Site Address:
Ward Trucking, Llc
255 Old Route 8
Grove City, PA 16127

Mailing Address:
255 Old Route 8, Grove City, PA 16127

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 484110/ General Freight Trucking, Local

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/27/2013

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/17/2014

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	812561

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$4,400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,400
Current Penalty	$3,750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,750
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event
1.	01001A	Serious	19100178 A04	09/30/2013	11/08/2013	$3,750	$4,400	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100178 A05	09/30/2013	11/08/2013	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01001C	Serious	19100178 A06	09/30/2013	11/08/2013	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 43024.015

Event: 04/03/2013

Employee is caught between a semi-truck and the loading dock

At 9:15 a.m. on April 3, 2013, Employee #1 was standing on the loading dock. As an incoming tractor trailer backed up to the dock, the employee either jumped down from the dock to close the doors and secure the load bar or he may have fallen from the dock between the trailer and the dock. Employee #1 was pinned between the dock and the back of the semi-truck, sustaining crushing injuries to his chest and abdomen, killing him.

Keywords: Abdomen, Caught Between, Chest, Crushed, Loading Dock, Pinned, Tractor Trailer

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	899433.015	48	M	Fatality		Truck drivers, heavy

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