Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300484458 - Stagepro Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Appleton Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300484458

Report ID: 0521100

Date Opened: 06/29/1999

Site Address:
Stagepro Inc.
430 East Y
Oshkosh, WI 54901

Mailing Address:
720 East 9 Th Suite 1, Lawrence, KS 66044

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7922

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/14/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/25/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100650183

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
Current Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
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	19100176 B	07/20/1999	07/24/1999	$1,500	$1,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200650349

Event: 06/28/1999

Employee killed when stacked stage sections overturn

On June 28, 1999, Employee #1 was supervising temporary workers, hired from the local stage employees union hall, in loading staging from a fair into a trailer. They normally stacked the 125 lb stage sections wall-to-wall, but in this case, after the first section was stacked, they placed the stage sections front-to-back. As they were loading the sections, Employee #1 and a stage hand held them in place. The stage sections became unstable and several of them tipped over, landing on Employee #1's head. He sustained crushing injuries and was killed.

Keywords: LOADING, HEAD, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE LOAD, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300484458			Fatality	Concussion	Laborers, except construction

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