Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1181332.015 - James W Grantz

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

Inspection Nr: 1181332.015

Report ID: 0552652

Date Opened: 10/01/2016

Site Address:
James W Grantz
W.Weaver Rd At Water Rd
Shelby, MI 49455

Mailing Address:
5590 W Buchanan Rd, Shelby, MI 49455

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 111336/Fruit and Tree Nut Combination Farming

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/21/2016

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/27/2016

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1142833

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 89193.015

Event: 09/29/2016

Employee is struck and killed by falling bushel bins

At 11:00 a.m. on September 29, 2016, an employee was picking up and moving farm field storage totes/bins. While lifting a tall stack of 9 bins with a farm field tractor with a set of forks and no overhead guard, the top 3 bins fell and struck the employee operating the tractor. The employee sustained various internal and external injuries from being struck by bins, and was killed. The wooden apple totes weighed approximately 160 pounds each.

Keywords: Agriculture, Falling Object, Material Handling, Personnel Cage, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Struck By

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1181332.015	54	M	Fatality		Farmers, except horticultural

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