Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125347815 - Schuster'S Building Products Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 125347815

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 08/15/1997

Site Address:
Schuster'S Building Products Inc
901 East Troy Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46203

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3272

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/03/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/22/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362659666

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$7,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,500
Current Penalty	$3,125	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,125
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	2200080101	01/09/1998	01/27/1998	$1,875	$2,500	$0	02/02/1998	J - ALJ Decision
2.	01002	Serious	19100022 C	01/09/1998	01/27/1998	$1,250	$2,500	$0	02/02/1998	J - ALJ Decision
3.	01003	Serious	19100024 B	01/09/1998	01/27/1998	$0	$2,500	$0	02/02/1998	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170384911

Event: 08/15/1997

Employee killed by descending cement bucket

At approximately 6:21 a.m. on September 15, 1997, Employee #1 was cleaning dried cement from a flying (or cement) bucket . The bucket was at a height of approximately 15 ft and was supported by bridge trolleys. Employee #1 asked his supervisor to rotate the bucket down. As it descended, Employee #1 was crushed between the bucket and an axle. He was killed.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, CONCRETE BUCKET, MECH MAT HANDLING, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125347815			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Mixing and blending machine operators

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