Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1419880.015 - Partners Dimensional Services

Inspection Information - Office: Naperville Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1419880.015

Report ID: 0521400

Date Opened: 08/01/2019

Site Address:
Partners Dimensional Services
675 Mcclure Road
Aurora, IL 60502

Mailing Address:
26634 S Walton Drive, Elwood, IL 60421

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 493110/General Warehousing and Storage

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/25/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/06/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1483097

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$17,542	$0	$0	$0	$0	$17,542
Current Penalty	$17,542	$0	$0	$0	$0	$17,542
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	19100176 B	01/28/2020	02/26/2020	$13,494	$13,494	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100028 B01 I	01/28/2020		$4,048	$4,048	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 118512.015

Event: 08/01/2019

Employee is crushed and killed by falling bundle of lumber

On August 1, 2019, Employee #1, a 19-year-old male employee, was working for a firm that engaged in general warehousing and storage. He and some coworkers were unloading bundles of lumber to be used as crane mats from a railroad car. Each bundle weighed approximately 3,300 kilograms (7,200 pounds). The employee cut a steel band that was holding a set of bundles together. A bundle fell on him. His head and body were crushed by the load. He sustained fatal blunt force injuries. He was killed. The cause of death was blunt force trauma caused by the impact of the load.

Keywords: Crushed, Falling Object, Head, Lumber, Manual Mat Handling, Railroad Car, Struck By, Torso, Unsecured, Unstable Load

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1419880.015	19	M	Fatality

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