Inspection Detail

Inspection: 302584289 - J. R. Simplot Company

Inspection Information - Office: Boise Area Office

Inspection Nr: 302584289

Report ID: 1032500

Date Opened: 03/07/2000

Site Address:
J. R. Simplot Company
1150 W. Highway 30
Pocatello, ID 83204

Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 912, Pocatello, ID 83204

Union Status: Union

SIC:2874

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/07/2000

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/18/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200233757	Yes

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200230738

Event: 03/06/2000

Employee injured when struck by falling pallet load

Employee #1 was at the loading dock, preparing to unload approximately 36 1-ton pallets of bags of magnesium oxide. The load was stacked 2 to 3 ft from the inside wall of the car, and a single 3/8 in. manila natural fiber rope was strung between the bulkheads at a height of between 4 and 7 ft, apparently to help secure the load. Employee #1 was opening a boxcar door when one of the pallets fell and struck him. He sustained serious injuries, for which he was hospitalized. Inflatable dunnage was used in the end bulkheads.

Keywords: PALLETIZED CARGO, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LOAD SHIFT, CRUSHED, OFF LOADING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOADING DOCK, UNSTABLE LOAD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302584289			Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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