Inspection Detail

Inspection: 122185093 - Thomas Grinding, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Dallas Area Office

Inspection Nr: 122185093

Report ID: 0626300

Date Opened: 12/08/1999

Site Address:
Thomas Grinding, Inc.
Service Rd. Along I-30 E. At Mile 116
Brashear, TX 75420

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1083, Moore Haven, FL 33471

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/28/2000

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/17/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100781012

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$2,100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,100
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.	01001A	Serious	19260020 B01	02/28/2000	03/02/2000	$0	$2,100	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01001B	Serious	19260305 C	02/28/2000	03/23/2000	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200780963

Event: 12/07/1999

Employee killed when grinding machine falls off jack stands

Employee #1, an equipment operator, was under a 6,000 lb milling/rumble machine, changing the cutting teeth bits. The machine had been elevated on 6 ton jack stands along the shoulder of an Interstate highway service road. The shoulder was not a level surface and the machine shifted, causing the jack stands to topple over and the unit to fall on top of Employee #1. He was crushed and killed. Employee #1 had neglected to reinstall the hydraulic lifting device safety pin on the machine, which allowed it to shift.

Keywords: UNEVEN GROUND, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LOCKING PINS, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, FALLING OBJECT, JACK, HIGHWAY SHOULDER, OVERTURN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	122185093			Fatality	Other	Crushing and grinding machine operators

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