Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300581667 - Tule Creek Gin

Inspection Information - Office: Lubbock Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300581667

Report ID: 0627400

Date Opened: 12/11/2000

Site Address:
Tule Creek Gin
4 Miles South On I27, 1/2 E.
Tulia, TX 79088

Mailing Address:
Rt 1, Box 133, Tulia, TX 79088

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0724

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/04/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/01/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100810753

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$1,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,250
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	19280057 A06 IV	04/05/2001	04/24/2001	$1,250	$2,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200810844

Event: 12/09/2000

Employee killed when run over by front end loader

Employee #1 and a coworker were using front end loaders to place cotton burrs onto customers' trailers on opposite sides of a cotton burr pile. Employee #1 was operating a JOB Load-all loader on the west side of the cotton burr pile and the coworker was operating a Commander 500 SP loader on the east side of the pile. The coworker noticed that the Commander had a bent fork and was told by the head ginner to drive it around to the sliding door on the north side of the gin building where the bent fork could be repaired. Meanwhile, Employee #1 had gone to the portable toilets on the south side of the storage barn, which was north of the gin building. He was walking across the yard from the storage barn to the gin building when he was run over by the Commander loader. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: FRONT END LOADER, AGRICULTURE, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, LOADER, MECH MAT HANDLING, RUN OVER, MOTOR VEHICLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300581667			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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