Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1623304.015 - Countryside Welding

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1623304.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 09/20/2022

Site Address:
Countryside Welding
16778 175th Street
Drakesville, IA 52552

Mailing Address:
16778 175th Street, Drakesville, IA 52552

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 332996/Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/03/2022

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/04/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1948485

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$2,900	$0	$0	$233	$0	$3,133
Current Penalty	$1,800	$0	$0	$200	$0	$2,000
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	19100178 L01 I	02/10/2023	03/29/2023	$1,800	$2,900	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19100178 A06	02/10/2023	03/08/2023	$200	$233	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 149816.015

Event: 09/19/2022

Employee is crushed and killed by falling steel tube

At 8:15 a.m. on September 19, 2022, employee were loading bundles of 1-1/4 inch by 20 foot steel tubes weighing approximately 2,500 pounds each onto a 36 foot flatbed trailer. The employee was kneeling on the ground next to the trailer as a bundle of tube steel was being loaded on the opposite side of the trailer. This action caused a bundle of tube steel to roll off the trailer and land on the top of the employee. The employee was crushed and died.

Keywords: Bundle, Crushed, Crushing, Falling Object, Loading, Steel Tube, Trailer

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1623304.015	23	M	Fatality		Miscellaneous precision metal workers

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