Inspection Detail

Inspection: 123674459 - Valley Proteins Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Norfolk (Regional Office) - Safety 0355112

Inspection Nr: 123674459

Report ID: 0355112

Date Opened: 12/06/1993

Site Address:
Valley Proteins Inc.
151 Valpro Dr.
Winchester, VA 22601

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2048

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/06/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/25/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360303879

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 953406

Event: 12/06/1993

Employee killed by falling precast concrete wall

At approximately 1:20 a.m. on December 6, 1993, Employee #1, a truck driver/supervisor for Valley Proteins, Inc., in Emporia, VA, backed his truck into the bulk fat shipping/receiving area to unload. After the truck was off loaded, Employee #1 proceeded to drive forward to the outside. A boom attached to the truck, used for handling bulk material containers, was in the forward, over-the-cab position. It struck the lintel area of the access doorway, causing two precast concrete wall sections to break loose and fall directly onto the truck's cab. Employee #1 was crushed to death.

Keywords: WALL, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, PRECAST, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, TRUCK BOOM, FALLING OBJECT, INATTENTION, TRUCK DRIVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123674459			Fatality	Other	Truck drivers, heavy

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