Inspection Detail

Inspection: 302386784 - General, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Oklahoma City Area Office

Inspection Nr: 302386784

Report ID: 0627700

Date Opened: 12/03/1999

Site Address:
General, Inc.
8 Miles South, 2 Miles West Of City
Laverne, OK 73848

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 504, Laverne, OK 73848

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4212

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/03/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/25/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100641554

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			1		3
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$300	$0	$3,300
Current Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	02/01/2000	02/05/2000	$1,250	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100132 A	02/01/2000	02/05/2000	$1,250	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	02001	Other	19040002 A	02/01/2000	02/09/2000	$300	$300	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200641199

Event: 12/01/1999

Employee drowns in lagoon of hog waste

At approximately 7:30 p.m. on December 1, 1999, Employee #1 was driving a tank truck of hog farm effluent waste to a transfer station lagoon. The pumps of the hog farm's effluent transfer system had broken the day before, and the farm had contracted a local trucking firm to transport the waste by tank truck. Employee #1 had hauled about 25 loads that day but, in the dark, overshot the backup stops. His truck went over the edge and slid into the lagoon filled with hog waste. Employee #1 drowned.

Keywords: TANK TRUCK, WORK RULES, WASTE PROC FAC, LIGHTING, BACKING UP, TRUCK DRIVER, DROWN, POOR VISIBILITY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302386784			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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