Inspection Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1485367.015 - Bush Brothers And Company

Inspection Information - Office: Eau Clair

Inspection Nr: 1485367.015

Report ID: 0523900

Open Date: 07/27/2020

Site Address:
Bush Brothers And Company
600 S Bush Brothers Dr.
Augusta, WI 54722

Mailing Address:
600 S Bush Brothers Dr., Augusta, WI 54722

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311422/Specialty Canning

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/27/2020

Emphasis: L:Piv

Close Case:02/17/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1631074

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$12,145	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,145
Current Penalty	$10,931	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,931
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100176 B	01/08/2021	02/01/2021	$10,931	$12,145	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 128079.015

Event: 07/27/2020

Employee Is Killed When Crushed By Falling Materials

At 9:30 a.m. on July 27, 2020, an employee was operating a forklift to retrieve a tote of beans to be moved into production. The employee was crushed by a bulk tote of dried garbanzo beans located in warehouse 2. The totes used to store be ans were made of nylon, measured 4 feet cubed, weighed approximately 2,000 lbs. when filled, and were routinely stacked two high using pallets. The employee wa s operating a forklift to retrieve a tote of beans to be moved into production. A coworker witnessed the employee kneeling beside a stack of two totes. A rip in the lower tote allowed beans to flow from the left corner. The employee was later found underneath the upper tote and was killed from skull fractures.

Keywords:crushed, falling object, forklift, fracture, pallet, skull, tote box

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1485367.015			Fatality		Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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