Inspection Detail

Inspection: 14694996 - Erny'S Fertilizer Service

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 14694996

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 05/19/1986

Site Address:
Erny'S Fertilizer Service
P.O. Box 452
Walton, IN 46994

Mailing Address:
P O Box 452, Walton, IN 46994

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5191

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/22/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/02/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360199061

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 672113

Event: 05/17/1986

STRUCK AND KILLED BY OVERTURNING FRONT END LOADER

AT APPROXIMATELY 11:32 AM ON MAY 17, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER, MOVING FERTILIZER FROM A CONCRETE LOADING PAD TO A CONVEYOR. ONE WHEEL OF THE LOADER DROPPED OFF THE EDGE OF THE PAD. THE EMPLOYEE DISMOUNTED THE LOADER TO CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM. FOR SOME REASON HE GRABBED THE STEERING WHEEL AND TURNED IT. THE LOADER'S ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH POWER STEERING. THE LOADER SLID THE REST OF THE WAY OFF THE PAD AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE BACK, INFLICTING FATAL INTERNAL INJURIES.

Keywords: FRONT END LOADER, WORK RULES, BACK, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, INATTENTION, OVERTURN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14694996			Fatality	Other	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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