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Inspection: 122041759 - Murphy Enterprises, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Milwaukee Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 122041759
Report ID: 0523400
Date Opened: 08/10/1994

Site Address:
Murphy Enterprises, Inc.
8100 West Greenfield Avenue
West Allis, WI 53214

Mailing Address:
6846 South Trenton Street, Tulsa, OK 74136

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7999

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/12/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/14/1995

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360407308
Referral 901282020 Yes
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 2 5 7
Current Violations 6 6
Initial Penalty $3,900 $0 $0 $7,200 $0 $11,100
Current Penalty $0 $0 $0 $3,300 $0 $3,300
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 Other 19100023 D01 III 09/27/1994 10/10/1994 $500 $900 $0 10/25/1994 F - Formal Settlement  
2. 01002 Other 19100147 C04 II 09/27/1994 10/30/1994 $0 $3,000 $0 10/25/1994 F - Formal Settlement  
3. 02001 Other 19040004 09/27/1994 10/10/1994 $1,800 $1,800 $0 10/25/1994 F - Formal Settlement Citation has been deleted.
4. 02002 Other 19040007 09/27/1994 10/10/1994 $800 $1,200 $0 10/25/1994 F - Formal Settlement  
5. 02003 Other 19040008 09/27/1994 09/30/1994 $2,000 $3,000 $0 10/25/1994 F - Formal Settlement  
6. 02004 Other 19101200 E01 I 09/27/1994 10/30/1994 $0 $600 $0 10/25/1994 F - Formal Settlement  
7. 02005 Other 19101200 H 09/27/1994 09/30/1994 $0 $600 $0 10/25/1994 F - Formal Settlement  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14367478
Event: 08/02/1994
Employee struck and killed by gate on flatbed truck

At approximately mid-afternoon on August 2, 1994, Employee #1, a day worker, unloaded three child amusement airplane rides from a flatbed tractor trailer in order for them to be field assembled for the forthcoming state fair. The flatbed trailer had vertical gates/racks on the left side of the higher/forward portion of the trailer to retain the rides during highway transit. The forward area of the trailer is 49 1/2 inches off the ground. The two adjacent gates/racks were hinged at the trailer's edge. These gates are held in the vertical position by a single pin, which is horizontally inserted through a keeper and retainer key arrangement. When unpinned they swing out and down horizontally. The larger forward gate/rack is 48 inches high by 138 inches long and is made up of a frame perimeter with spaced vertical members. The stock of these gates/racks is made entirely of 2 inch square steel channel with an estimated weight of 350 pounds for the larger gate/rack, which is pinned at the right side only. There were no eyewitnesses to the event. The foreman and coworkers in the area surmise that Employee #1 was attempting to ascend to the floor of the trailer by grabbing one of the vertical members of the larger gate/rack and pulling himself upward when the unsecured gate/rack fell from its vertical position to a horizontal, downward-inclined position, striking Employee #1 in the mouth and fracturing his right and left jaw. Employee #1 was immediately hospitalized, became comatose, and died at the hospital on August 8, 1994 of a blood clot in the carotid artery. The trailer was made by A. Zamperla (Parsippany, New Jersey) VIN #ZA9T6b4X4G1ZA9703, serial #101-8675, and had been sold to the employer in March of 1986. Preliminary disclosures indicate that the original trailer appurtenances did not include the present gate/rack configuration. Poor gate/rack design, and the lack of redundant safety features were the primary contributing factors. A drug and alcohol screen was positive for cocaine and barbiturates and detected an alcohol level of less than 0.01.

Keywords: AMUSE PARK/CARNIVAL, FRACTURE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, INTOXICATED, OFF LOADING, STRUCK BY, AMUSEMENT RIDE, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 122041759 Fatality Fracture Helpers, mechanics and repairers
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