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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 300179116 - Conagra Poultry Company
Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta West Area Office
Site Address:
Conagra Poultry Company
201 Main Street
Tunnel Hill, GA 30755
Mailing Address:
2475 Meadowbrook Parkway, Ste A, Duluth, GA 30095
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2048
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/08/1998
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 02/04/1999
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100200336 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $4,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,500 |
| Current Penalty | $3,200 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,200 |
| 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. | 01001 | Serious | 19100272 E01 II | 12/11/1998 | 02/01/1999 | $3,200 | $4,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was assigned to clean caked grain dust off the metal roof of a warehouse at a grain pellet plant. The vent for the plant is situated over the warehouse roof, and grain dust cakes up on the roof and must be cleaned off periodically. Employee #1 asked a coworker to help him and then climbed up a fixed ladder to access a catwalk that overlooked the warehouse roof. It had been raining and the wet grain dust made the metal roof surface slippery. Employee #1 fell 18 ft off the wet roof onto the concrete pavement, and was killed. Informal practice at the site called for Employee #1 to toss a rope to the helper on the ground. The coworker would then tie the rope to a hose, enabling Employee #1 to pull up the hose to the roof and wash off the caked dust. Apparently, this procedure was not followed on the day of the accident. Employee #1 had not taken a rope with him to the catwalk, and the coworker was trying to toss the rope up to Employee #1 when he fell. Neither the rope nor the hose were found with Employee #1.
Keywords: ROOF, WORK RULES, CLEANING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLIPPERY SURFACE, WORK SURFACE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300179116 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |