Inspection Detail

Inspection: 108253170 - Simplot Soilbuilders

Inspection Information - Office: Or-E-Salem 1054100

Inspection Nr: 108253170

Report ID: 1054113

Date Opened: 10/26/1990

Site Address:
Simplot Soilbuilders
7200 River Road
Independence, OR 97351

Mailing Address:
Po Box 441, Independence, OR 97351

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0721

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/27/1990

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/18/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360628531

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$2,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,000
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	7810023	01/23/1991	12/27/1990	$2,000	$2,500	$0	02/11/1991	L - State Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 676817

Event: 10/26/1990

Employee crushed & killed between hopper & steering wheel

Employee #1 was applying commercial fertilizer to a permanent, planted grass field, with a large three-wheeled swamp buggy. At approximately 3:00 p.m., a neighbor saw the swamp buggy sitting in the field collapsed downward at an unusual angle. At approximately 3:25 p.m., a company representative went to check on the employee and found him crushed between the fertilizer hopper and the steering wheel. He was dead. Both of the vehicle's frame members broke below the operator's seat. Evidence indicates that the frame members had been partially fractured for a considerable period of time prior to their total failure.

Keywords: INADEQUATE MAINT, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CRUSHED, SWAMP BUGGY, HOPPER, STEERING WHEEL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108253170			Fatality	Other	Supervisors, farm workers

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