Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300957750 - Port Western

Inspection Information - Office: Birmingham Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300957750

Report ID: 0418300

Date Opened: 03/04/1997

Site Address:
Port Western
8700 Birmingport Road
Mulga, AL 35118

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4491

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/03/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Maritime

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/11/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101270114

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3			1		4
Current Violations	3			1		4
Initial Penalty	$4,550	$0	$0	$3,500	$0	$8,050
Current Penalty	$4,550	$0	$0	$500	$0	$5,050
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19170045 I02	04/03/1997	04/09/1997	$1,750	$1,750	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19170050 C01	04/03/1997	06/09/1997	$1,750	$1,750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19170093 A	04/03/1997	04/09/1997	$1,050	$1,050	$0	-
4.	02001	Other	19040008	04/03/1997	04/08/1997	$500	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201270329

Event: 02/27/1997

Employee killed when loaded trailer overturns on him

Employee #1 was directing a semi-trailer dump truck. When the truck elevated its bed, the loaded trailer overturned, pinning him underneath. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: LONGSHORING, SIGNALMAN, PINNED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY, TRAILER, OVERTURN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300957750			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.