Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100829670 - L. J. Earnest, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100829670

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 01/14/1988

Site Address:
L. J. Earnest, Inc.
3508 Industrial Dr.
Bossier City, LA 71171

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 5339, Bossier City, LA 71171

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2951

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/15/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/24/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360135362

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14391296

Event: 01/13/1988

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BETWEEN ASPHALT SLAB AND SILO STRUCTURE

EMPLOYEE #1 AND THREE OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING INSIDE AN ASPHALT STORAGE SILO REMOVING BUILT-UP ASPHALT FROM THE WALLS. EMPLOYEE #1 DISMOUNTED A SHORT LADDER HE HAD BEEN WORKING FROM TO ALLOW ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO LEAVE THE SILO. WHEN EMPLOYEE #1 MOVED AWAY FROM THE LADDER AND LEANED AGAINST THE BUILT-UP ASPHALT, A LARGE (10 FEET LONG, 10 FEET WIDE AND 12 INCHES THICK) SECTION OF THE ASPHALT MOVED AND PINNED EMPLOYEE #1 AGAINST AN INTERNAL STRUCTURAL MEMBER. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CRUSHED TO DEATH.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CLEANING, CRUSHED, ASPHALT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100829670			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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