Inspection Detail

Inspection: 113818629 - Erman Corporation, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Wichita Area Office

Inspection Nr: 113818629

Report ID: 0729710

Date Opened: 07/15/1992

Site Address:
Erman Corporation, Inc
6600 Thorn Drive
Kansas City, KS 66106

Mailing Address:
Po Box 2349, Kansas City, KS 66110

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5093

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/17/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/18/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360879605

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			1		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$3,750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,750
Current Penalty	$1,250	$0	$0	$1,250	$0	$2,500
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100180 H03 IB	10/20/1992	11/12/1992	$1,250	$1,875	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	19100180 H03 XIV	10/20/1992	11/06/1992	$1,250	$1,875	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	02001	Other	19100180 C02	10/20/1992	11/22/1992	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14422570

Event: 07/14/1992

Employee killed when struck by scrap railroad car metal

Employee #1 was riding on a locomotive crane that was carrying a piece of scrap metal from a railroad car to a shear when the piece dropped from the grapple bucket and landed on the railroad tracks. The operator was unable to stop the locomotive crane before it struck the scrap, which in turn struck Employee #1 in the chest area, killing him.

Keywords: CHEST, LOCOMOTIVE, SCRAP METAL, RAILROAD TRACK, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	113818629			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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