Inspection Detail

Inspection: 109311944 - Elixson Trucking Service, Incorporated

Inspection Information - Office: Tampa Area Office

Inspection Nr: 109311944

Report ID: 0420600

Date Opened: 01/10/1997

Site Address:
Elixson Trucking Service, Incorporated
U.S. 19 & Nebraska Ave.
Palm Harbor, FL 34683

Mailing Address:
Route 4, Box 299, Starke, FL 32901

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4213

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/10/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/24/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361079528

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$300
Current Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$300
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	19260100 A	03/27/1997	04/01/1997	$300	$300	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202287629

Event: 01/07/1997

STACKED LOAD FELL ON EMPLOYEE

Upon his arrival at a construction site, a truck driver released the tie-down bindings on the top tier of a load of long steel girders. A second driver helped him reel in the bindings that were attached to winches mounted on the side of the first driver's flatbed trailer. The trailer was not equipped with siderails, and the top layer of cargo was insecure after the bindings were released. As the two drivers awaited the arrival of the material handler who would unload the trailer, they continued to retract the released bindings that had held the cargo in place. Two beams slid off the top tier, dropped over the side, and struck the drivers. Both beams struck one driver, who later died of his injuries in a hospital. The other driver suffered only a glancing blow to the head. He was treated at a hospital and released the same day.

Keywords: HEAD, STEEL BEAM, LOAD BINDER, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, TRAILER, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE LOAD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109311944			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Truck drivers, heavy

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