Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300603289 - Porter Foods

Inspection Information - Office: Fairview Heights Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300603289

Report ID: 0524530

Date Opened: 10/15/1996

Site Address:
Porter Foods
New Cherry Lake Road
Du Quoin, IL 62832

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 407, Du Quoin, IL 62832

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5149

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/15/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/12/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100840057

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	19040002 A	01/07/1997	01/13/1997	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200840130

Event: 10/10/1996

Employee killed when pinned between truck and loading dock

Employee #1, a truck driver, had returned from delivering food products and was backing his truck up to the loading dock at his office/warehouse. In the process, the strap attached to the bottom of the truck's rear door became caught between the truck and the dock. He pulled forward to free the strap, and then got out of the truck and went back to lift it up and out of the way. While Employee #1 was behind the truck, it rolled backward and pinned him between the truck and the dock. His body was found hours later. Employee #1 died of apparent suffocation and possibly of internal injuries. He had left the truck in neutral and failed to set the brake.

Keywords: VEHICLE IN GEAR, BRAKE, SUFFOCATED, PINNED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, TRUCK, UNMANNED, LOADING DOCK, TRUCK DRIVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300603289			Fatality	Asphyxia	Truck drivers, heavy

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