Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301295234 - Tagawa Greenhouses, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Englewood Area Office

Inspection Nr: 301295234

Report ID: 0830600

Date Opened: 03/04/1997

Site Address:
Tagawa Greenhouses, Inc.
6011 S. Parker Rd.
Aurora, CO 80016

Mailing Address:
17999 Weld Cty. Rd. 4, Brighton, CO 80601

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0181

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/09/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/06/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101750057

Violation Summary
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	$2,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,000
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	5A0001	04/10/1997	04/15/1997	$2,000	$4,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201750122

Event: 03/03/1997

Employee killed when crushed by falling tank and motor

Employee #1 and a coworker were draining liquid fertilizer from a 200-gallon plastic tank situated on an elevated platform. Employee #1 was standing on the platform and tipping the tank forward to facilitate emptying out all of the fertilizer when he lost his balance. He attempted to catch himself by grabbing an adjacent metal frame tank with an attached motor assembly. Employee #1 inadvertently pulled the 150 to 200 lb tank and motor assembly down on top of himself as he fell to the concrete floor. He was crushed and killed.

Keywords: AGRICULTURE, STORAGE TANK, CRUSHED, FALL, STRUCK BY, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, FALLING OBJECT, LOST BALANCE, TANK, OVERTURN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301295234			Fatality	Other	Horticultural specialty farmers

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