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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1518016.015 - Why Not Iron, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office
Site Address:
Why Not Iron, Inc.
4308 W. 44th St.
Chicago, IL 60632
Mailing Address:
4425 West Kinzie Street, Chicago, IL 60624
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 332323/Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 03/05/2021
Emphasis: L:Fall, L:Gutreh
Case Closed: 08/12/2024
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 1742504 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $35,108 | $0 | $0 | $9,753 | $0 | $44,861 |
| Current Penalty | $17,160 | $0 | $0 | $7,840 | $0 | $25,000 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001A | Serious | 5A0001 | 08/05/2021 | 09/22/2021 | $13,653 | $13,653 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19260020 B01 | 08/05/2021 | 09/22/2021 | $0 | $3,901 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01001C | Serious | 19260021 B02 | 08/05/2021 | 08/31/2021 | $0 | $13,653 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 01004 | Serious | 19260454 A | 08/05/2021 | 09/22/2021 | $3,507 | $3,901 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 5. | 02001A | Other | 19040039 A01 | 08/05/2021 | $7,840 | $9,753 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | |||
| 6. | 02002B | Other | 19040039 A02 | 08/05/2021 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 1:00 p.m. on March 3, 2021, Employee #1 and Employee #2 and four coworkers were performing drive-in rack removal operations in a large cold storage warehouse. Employee #1 and Employee #2 were in a Genie GS-3232 scissor lift approximately 34 feet above the ground removing the top drive-in rail support system. Coworker #1 was securing a rack that was being disassembled with a rope attached to a bar joist as a make shift pulley. Coworker #2 was removing the lower drive-in rails that held the racking system together. Coworker #3 and Coworker #4 were picking up hardware that had fallen to the ground. Employee #1 was on a scissor lift assisting in the removal of a top drive-in rail support system with Employee #2. As Employee #2 removed the disassembled rail support system, the rail system suddenly fell onto the scissor lift causing the scissor lift to tip onto its side killing Employee #1. Employee #2 was seriously injured and hospitalized but survived.
Keywords: Aerial Lift, Contusion, Equipment Operator, Falling Object, Fracture, Hip, Inexperience, Leg, Material Handling, Metal Rail, Overturn, Pulley, Puncture, Roll-Over, Rope, Scissor lift, Unsecured, Warehouse
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1518016.015 | 55 | M | Hospitalized injury | Construction Laborer | |
| 2 | 1518016.015 | 31 | M | Fatality | Construction Laborer |