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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 103947867 - A Metz Incorporated
Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor
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
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360197933 |
| 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 |
| # | 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
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
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 103947867 | Fatality | Concussion | Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators |