Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1305770.015 - Simon Brothers Inc

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

Inspection Nr: 1305770.015

Report ID: 0552652

Date Opened: 04/12/2018

Site Address:
Simon Brothers Inc
1120 N Edgewood Dr
Fowler, MI 48835

Mailing Address:
1120 N Edgewood Dr, Fowler, MI 48835

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 484121/ General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/12/2018

Emphasis: S:Fall

Case Closed: 07/30/2018

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1321231	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$600	$0	$0	$0	$0	$600
Current Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$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.	01001A	Serious	19100028 B08 II	07/10/2018	08/10/2018	$300	$600	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100028 B08 III	07/10/2018	08/10/2018	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 104637.015

Event: 12/12/2017

Truck driver fractures leg in fall into service pit

At 6:30 a.m. on December 12, 2017, an employee was working for a firm that provided long-distance, truckload, general freight trucking. He had entered the sites North Shop and was walking to his tank truck. It had been serviced and repaired in the facility. Some of his coworkers had turned power on to the shop lighting. The lighting then consisted of metal halide-type lamps. They were slow to come up to full power. As the shop lights still warming up and not fully lit, the driver walked to truck in the dark. He fell into a service pit that was approximately 1.14 meters (45 inches) in depth. It had a concrete floor. He sustained a fracture to his lower left leg. He required surgery. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Backhoe, Fall, Floor Opening, Fracture, Leg, Lighting, Pit, Poor Visibility, Walking Surface

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1305770.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Truck drivers, heavy

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