Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1434541.015 - Skei Coal & Salt

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1434541.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 09/30/2019

Site Address:
Skei Coal & Salt
639 Lincoln Way
Ames, IA 50010

Mailing Address:
639 Lincoln Way, Ames, IA 50010

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 424690/Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/30/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/01/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1502662	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 120298.015

Event: 09/26/2019

Employee fractures hip when run into by rail car

At 11:30 a.m. on September 26, 2019, an employee was unloading a rail car of salt into a truck when the rail car started to roll. The employee attempted to set the brake but fell under the wheel. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured hip.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Fracture, Hand Brake, Hip, Rail Yard, Railroad Car, Rolled, Struck By, Unloading, Wheel

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1434541.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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