Inspection Detail
Inspection: 100996859 - Native Texas Nursery, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Austin Area Office
Site Address:
Native Texas Nursery, Inc.
1110 Chappel Ln.
Austin, TX 78748
Mailing Address:
1007 Mopac Circle, Ste 101, Austin, TX 78748
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:0181
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 01/28/1991
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 09/06/1991
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 360168793 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
Current Violations | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
Initial Penalty | $180 | $0 | $0 | $80 | $0 | $260 |
Current Penalty | $180 | $0 | $0 | $80 | $0 | $260 |
FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 01001 | Serious | 19101200 E01 | 03/28/1991 | 04/30/1991 | $60 | $60 | $0 | - | ||
2. | 01002 | Serious | 19101200 G01 | 03/28/1991 | 04/30/1991 | $60 | $60 | $0 | - | ||
3. | 01003 | Serious | 19101200 H | 03/28/1991 | 04/30/1991 | $60 | $60 | $0 | - | ||
4. | 02001 | Other | 19030002 A01 | 03/28/1991 | 04/02/1991 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
5. | 02002 | Other | 19040008 | 03/28/1991 | 04/02/1991 | $80 | $80 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1, a manager, drove a tractor with a loader bucket to a greenhouse to load and transport Pearlite to a soil mixing hopper at a nursery. Leaving the tractor in gear and its motor running, the employee got off the tractor to enter the greenhouse. The tractor moved and ran over the employee, killing him. The tractor was not equipped with a parking brake. Employee #1 had been using the tractor since June 11, 1990, when he was hired.
Keywords: VEHICLE IN GEAR, BRAKE, AGRICULTURE, TRACTOR, UNMANNED, RUN OVER
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 100996859 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported |