Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115777328 - The Amalgamated Sugar Company Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Or-E-Salem 1054100

Inspection Nr: 115777328

Report ID: 1054118

Date Opened: 01/16/1997

Site Address:
The Amalgamated Sugar Company Llc
105 East Main St
Nyssa, OR 97913

Mailing Address:
Po Box 1520, Ogden, UT 84402

Union Status: Union

SIC:2063

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/26/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/28/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101610350

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4					4
Current Violations	3					3
Initial Penalty	$17,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$17,500
Current Penalty	$11,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,500
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	701076001 A	04/02/1997	04/07/1997	$5,000	$5,000	$0	04/08/1997	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100023 C03	04/02/1997	04/07/1997	$5,000	$5,000	$0	04/08/1997	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100023 C01	04/02/1997	04/07/1997	$0	$2,500	$0	04/08/1997	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
4.	01004	Serious	19100132 D01 I	04/02/1997	04/07/1997	$1,500	$5,000	$0	04/08/1997	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 790428

Event: 01/15/1997

Employee killed when run over by railroad car

At approximately 4:30 a.m. on January 15, 1997, Employee #1, a switchman, was riding on the back of a locomotive at a sugar beet processing facility in Nyssa, OR. He was standing on a 14 1/2 inch by 32 inch grated platform that was located directly over the railroad track. The employee hooked up one rail car that was loaded with coke, climbed back on the platform, and signaled the engineer to go ahead. The locomotive had traveled about 107 feet when the engineer noticed that Employee #1 was no longer standing on the platform. He stopped and found the switchman next to the rail tracks behind the coke car. Employee #1's head and arm had been amputated when he was run over by the railroad car.

Keywords: HEAD, AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, RAILROAD CAR, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, FALL, ARM, DECAPITATED, RUN OVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115777328			Fatality	Amputation	Railroad brake, signal and switch operators

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