Inspection Detail

Inspection: 106196413 - Pys Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: San Francisco Ro

Inspection Nr: 106196413

Report ID: 0935000

Date Opened: 08/24/1998

Site Address:
Pys Corporation
Ctsi Warehouse, Harmon Industrial Park
Harmon, GU 96912

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/24/1998

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/13/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361937865

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
Current Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
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	10/30/1998	11/04/1998	$1,500	$1,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 519124

Event: 08/21/1998

Employee killed when crushed between backhoe and container

At approximately 2:30 p.m. on August 21, 1998, Employee #1 and a coworker were loading a case 580E backhoe into a 40 ft intermodal container. The exhaust pipe was too high to allow the backhoe to enter. While the backhoe operator remained in the cab with the engine running and in gear, the two employees climbed onto the hood of the backhoe and attempted to bend down the exhaust pipe. The coworker then stepped down into the cab but slipped onto the accelerator, causing the backhoe to move forward. Employee #1 became pinned between the canopy of the backhoe and the top edge of the container. He sustained multiple rib fractures and lacerations to his heart and liver; he died shortly after the accident.

Keywords: LOADING, WORK RULES, SLIP, LACERATION, BACKHOE, FRACTURE, VEHICLE IN GEAR, PINNED, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106196413			Fatality	Fracture	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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