Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1651704.015 - Whitetail Trucking Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Norfolk Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1651704.015

Report ID: 0316300

Date Opened: 02/21/2023

Site Address:
Whitetail Trucking Inc
Colonna'S Shipyard Inc 400 E Indian River Road
Norfolk, VA 23523

Mailing Address:
15203 Wyatt Court, Carrollton, VA 23314

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 484110/ General Freight Trucking, Local

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/25/2023

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/15/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	2001435	Yes
Accident	2005800

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$20,313	$0	$0	$0	$0	$20,313
Current Penalty	$20,313	$0	$0	$0	$0	$20,313
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	19150089 B	05/18/2023	07/07/2023	$15,625	$15,625	$0		Z - Issued
2.	01002	Serious	5A0001	05/18/2023	06/14/2023	$4,688	$4,688	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 154243.015

Event: 03/01/2023

Employee is killed when struck by steel cover plate

At 9:30 a.m. on March 1, 2023, an employee was setting up to pump a tanker load of Black Beauty grit into a customer's silo. The employee went on top of the trailer to investigate a leak coming from one of the latched covers. According to an eyewitness, the employee removed one of the latches that secured the latched cover. When the employee reached to remove the second latch, the eyewitness went to yell to warn him. Before he could get the yell out, the employee had removed the second latch, and the cover blew, striking him in the face and forcing him off the tank. The employee sustained severe lacerations and fractures to the face and head, and was killed.

Keywords: Cover, Face, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Falling Object, Fracture, Head, Laceration, Leak, Pump, Silo, Steel, Struck By, Trailer

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1651704.015	34	M	Fatality		Truck drivers, heavy

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