Inspection Detail

Inspection: 113886048 - Perry Crating

Inspection Information - Office: Saint Louis Area Office

Inspection Nr: 113886048

Report ID: 0729300

Date Opened: 11/21/1994

Site Address:
Perry Crating
329 Industrial Drive
Frohna, MO 63748

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2448

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/22/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/18/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361796923

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations		1				1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$0	$56,000	$0	$0	$0	$56,000
Current Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
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	19100147 C04 II	12/22/1994	12/28/1994	$7,000	$56,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170336135

Event: 11/17/1994

Employee killed when head crushed in stacker machine

Employee #1 was under the 5 ft high bed of a Moore Dry Kiln Co. mini-board stacker, serial #537, lubricating the conveyor and drive chain. The stacker was running and Employee #1 stood up just as the machine cycled. The carrier beam, moving at approximately 2.5 ft per second, crushed his head against a stationary beam that was part of the machine's frame. Employee #1 was killed. He had not locked out the stacker before climbing underneath to service it. At the time of the accident, Employee #1 had been in his current position for approximately 13 months.

Keywords: HEAD, MAINTENANCE, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, CONVEYOR, STRUCK BY, LUBRICATING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	113886048			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.