Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101442358 - Das-Co. Of Idaho, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Billings Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101442358

Report ID: 0830100

Date Opened: 09/21/1988

Site Address:
Das-Co. Of Idaho, Inc.
16 Mile Creek
Toston, MT 59643

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 27, Belgrade, MT 59714

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/23/1988

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/25/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360160048

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$640	$0	$0	$0	$0	$640
Current Penalty	$640	$0	$0	$0	$0	$640
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	11/02/1988	11/08/1988	$640	$640	$0		-
2.	02001	Other	19030002 A01	11/02/1988	11/05/1988	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14431613

Event: 09/19/1988

Employee killed, another injured by falling bridge section

Employees #1 and #2 were riding on a railroad flatcar that was transporting a John Deere 595 excavator. The flatcar was backing up to another work site to pick up personnel. As it passed under a bridge, the excavator's boom hit the bridge and pushed a section of the bridge from its foundation. The section fell onto the flatcar and crushed Employee #1 to death, and seriously injured Employee #2.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, BOOM, FLATBED RAIL CAR, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, BRIDGE, FALLING OBJECT, BACKING UP

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101442358			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
2	101442358			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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