Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1318955 - Knaus Construction Co Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Appleton Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1318955

Report ID: 0521100

Date Opened: 07/01/1985

Site Address:
Knaus Construction Co Inc
1/2 Mi West Of Hwy E On Tip Road
Oneida, WI 54155

Mailing Address:
1691 E Mason St, Green Bay, WI 54302

Union Status: Union

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/05/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/02/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360647853

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$420	$0	$0	$0	$0	$420
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.	01001	Serious	19260021 B02	08/08/1985	08/23/1985	$420	$420	$0		A - Amendment	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14512701

Event: 07/01/1985

Employee killed when head crushed by dump truck bed

Employee #1,a dump truck driver, found the safety cable attached to his truck's bed was caught on a nut protruding from an air brake cylinder. This apparent malfunction of the safety cable meant that the bed could be raised only 20 1/2 inches, preventing the truck from dropping its load. Employee #1 reached between the frame and the truck bed to disengage the safety cable. The cable was also attached to the hydraulic lift ram, and when the driver dislodged the cable the ram bled off and the truck bed suddenly dropped. Employee #1's head was crushed between the frame of the truck and its bed. He was killed.

Keywords: HYDRAULIC RAM, HEAD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, DUMP TRUCK, FALLING OBJECT, MECH MALFUNCTION, DUMP TRUCK BED, TRUCK DRIVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1318955			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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