Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103947867 - A Metz Incorporated

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 103947867

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 07/30/1987

Site Address:
A Metz Incorporated
Ind Toll Road Mile Post 30
Chesterton, IN 46304

Mailing Address:
Att Carl Timm P O Box 6128, Gary, IN 46406

Union Status: Union

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/05/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/21/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360197933

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.	01001A	Serious	2200080101	10/20/1987	10/23/1987	$1,000	$1,000	$0		-
2.	01001B	Serious	19260021 B02	10/20/1987	10/23/1987	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 759175

Event: 07/29/1987

Employee killed when struck by tractor trailer on highway

Employee #1 was in front of two flashing arrowboards being pulled by two trucks at approximately 2 mph. Truck #2 was straddling the shoulder approximately 200 to 300 feet behind truck #1. Truck #1 was approximately 20 feet behind Employee #1, who was operating the profilograph machine. The trucks and arrowboards and Employee #1 were in the passing lane of the westbound Indiana Toll Road near mile marker 30. A tractor trailer struck the flashing arrowboard and truck #1, continued around truck #1, and hit Employee #1 and the profilograph machine. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR TRAILER, HIGHWAY SHOULDER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103947867			Fatality	Concussion	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators

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