Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2682375 - Roberts Asphalt Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 2682375

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 07/15/1985

Site Address:
Roberts Asphalt Inc
Freeman Field Airport 1040 A Ave
Seymour, IN 47274

Mailing Address:
770 Jonesville Rd, Columbus, IN 47201

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/14/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/10/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360742852

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Other	4000408	08/19/1985	07/15/1985	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 670182

Event: 07/10/1985

Employee killed when crushed in truck cab by falling trailer

At approximately 3:15 p.m. on July 10, 1985, Employee #1 was attempting to dump a load of approximately 15 to 20 tons of scrap concrete of various sizes and shapes at a dump site from the bed of a 24 ft long 1966 Fruehauf trailer attached to a 1982 Mack tractor. The trailer was in a jackknife position on a slightly sloped grade. The trailer rocked back and forth before flipping onto the truck cab and crushing Employee #1's chest between the seat back and the steering wheel/dashboard and console. He was killed. The Indiana State police confiscated the connecting king pin from the accident site.

Keywords: CHEST, PIN, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STEEP GRADE, CRUSHED, TRACTOR, TRAILER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2682375			Fatality	Other	Truck drivers, heavy

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