Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1577074.015 - Agrex, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Mobile Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1577074.015

Report ID: 0418600

Date Opened: 02/01/2022

Site Address:
Agrex, Inc.
Asd Blvd. 11th St. Peir D
Mobile, AL 36602

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 2805, Mobile, AL 36652

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 424510/Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/01/2022

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/25/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1861205	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$13,474	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,474
Current Penalty	$8,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,500
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	19100028 B03 I	04/01/2022		$4,250	$6,737	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100147 F03 II D	04/01/2022		$4,250	$6,737	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 143559.015

Event: 01/31/2022

Employee breaks pelvis in fall through hole in catwalk

At 1:30 p.m. on January 31, 2022, an employee and a coworker were changing a fan motor on a platform. The workers had removed the old motor by lowering with a chain hoist through a 4 foot by 4 foot opening in a catwalk. After removing the old motor, they attached the chain and hoisted the new motor and were securing it in place. The coworker called the employee to look at the alignment of a series of pulleys to make sure it was correct. The employee stepped around the motor and stepped through the opening in the catwalk. By reflex, the employee grabbed onto the coworker, pulling him into the hole as well. Both employees fell approximately 12 feet to the platform below. The employee struck the old motor that had been removed. Both employees suffered broken bones, contusions and abrasions. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken pelvis.

Keywords: Arm, Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken Bone, Catwalk, Elevated Work Platform, Engineering Controls, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hip, Hoist, Installing, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Maintenance, Material Handling, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Pelvis, Shoulder

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1577074.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury

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