Inspection Detail

Inspection: 102542115 - Thilmany Pulp And Paper Company

Inspection Information - Office: Appleton Area Office

Inspection Nr: 102542115

Report ID: 0521100

Date Opened: 03/20/1989

Site Address:
Thilmany Pulp And Paper Company
600 Thilmany Road
Kaukauna, WI 54130

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 600, Kaukauna, WI 54130

Union Status: Union

SIC:2621

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/07/1989

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/09/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360408579

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,000
Current Penalty	$1,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,000
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100261 C01 III	04/13/1989	04/16/1989	$1,000	$1,000	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 851410

Event: 03/19/1989

Employee killed when hit by falling logs

At approximately 10:30 a.m. on March 19, 1989, Employee #1 and the locomotive crane operator were bringing three flatbed railroad gondola cars to the log deck for unloading. They had just finished filling the cars to capacity with logs. When they got near their final point of travel on the log deck, Employee #1 had to assist the crane operator by applying sand to the tracks. Once sanding was done, Employee #1 stood adjacent to the locomotive crane. The crane engineer backed up and then pushed forward. As the locomotive crane gained traction the cars jarred. The jarring action caused four logs to roll off a railroad car. One log hit Employee #1 in the head, knocking him down, and a second log hit across his shoulder. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, SHOULDER, FLATBED RAIL CAR, LOG DECK, RAILROAD CAR, VIBRATIONS, OFF LOADING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102542115			Fatality	Concussion	Crane and tower operators

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