Inspection Detail

Inspection: 114929375 - Comstock Michigan Fruit

Inspection Information - Office: Miosha General Industry Safety & Health Division

Inspection Nr: 114929375

Report ID: 0552652

Date Opened: 04/30/1992

Site Address:
Comstock Michigan Fruit
4125 S Pipestone Rd
Sodus, MI 49126

Mailing Address:
4125 S Pipestone Rd, Sodus, MI 14625

Union Status: Union

SIC:2033

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/22/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/12/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361005671

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$625	$0	$0	$0	$0	$625
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	40801011 A	06/03/1992	06/25/1992	$625	$625	$0	07/30/1992	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170220420

Event: 04/30/1992

Employee killed when crushed by truck against wall

On April 30, 1992, at the Sodus Plant of Comstock Michigan Fruit, a powered industrial truck with a load of liquid sugar was being backed down a 10 degree ramp inside a building. The brakes on the truck failed, causing the unit to go out of control. When the truck arrived at the bottom of the ramp, the driver turned to avoid hitting a wall. Employee #1, who was walking down the aisle, was struck and crushed between the wall and the truck. She died. A serious citation was issued.

Keywords: WALL, BRAKE, RAMP, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, LOST CONTROL, BACKING UP

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114929375			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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