Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103118246 - Lever Brothers Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Saint Louis Area Office

Inspection Nr: 103118246

Report ID: 0729300

Date Opened: 05/26/1987

Site Address:
Lever Brothers Co.
1400 N. Pennsylvania
St. Louis, MO 63133

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2841

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/13/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/03/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360563795

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$1,440	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,440
Current Penalty	$600	$0	$0	$0	$0	$600
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	08/03/1987	08/06/1987	$500	$720	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100023 B01 I	08/03/1987	08/06/1987	$100	$720	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14423628

Event: 05/22/1987

Employee killed when struck by falling piece of caked soap

At approximately 4:00 p.m. on May 22, 1987, Employee #1 was cleaning laundry soap powder from the sides of a seven-story high, spray-dry tower. She was using a long-handled scraper, reaching in from an opening at the second floor level. The opening was equipped with an overhead guard that swung into place to protect employees from falling material. Apparently Employee #1 was not under the guard because a large chunk of caked powder, weighing between 100 and 200 lb, fell off the side of the tower and struck her on the head. She was killed instantly.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, CLEANING, OVERHEAD GUARD, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, TOWER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103118246			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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