Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1344790.015 - Auto Warehousing Company

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1344790.015

Report ID: 0521700

Date Opened: 09/07/2018

Site Address:
Auto Warehousing Company
13227 S. Torrence Avenue
Chicago, IL 60633

Mailing Address:
13227 S. Torrence Avenue, Chicago, IL 60633

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 488210/Support Activities for Rail Transportation

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/28/2018

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/17/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1377650	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$9,239	$0	$9,239
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$3,700	$0	$3,700
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	19040039 A02	12/19/2018		$3,700	$9,239	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 108949.015

Event: 08/31/2018

Employee fractures wrist and vertebra in fall from railcar

At 5:00 p.m. on August 31, 2018, Employee #1 was loading automobiles onto a rail car with an upper and lower deck. The employee had completed the delivery of the automobiles and was going to exit the railcar from the front of the rail car. He secured his hand on the grab bar located on the outside of the railcar to access the ladder to descend. As the employee was swinging his body out and around to get onto the ladder, he lost his grip and fell approximately 12 feet to the ground. Employee #1 sustained multiple fractures to his wrists and vertebra. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: Fall, Fracture, Ladder, Lost Control, Railroad Car, Vertebra, Wrist

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1344790.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Transportation ticket and reservation agents

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