Inspection Detail

Inspection: 302895222 - Twin Hills Hutterite Colony

Inspection Information - Office: Billings Area Office

Inspection Nr: 302895222

Report ID: 0830100

Date Opened: 05/03/2000

Site Address:
Twin Hills Hutterite Colony
40-50 Miles North Of Great Falls, Bootlegger Trail
Great Falls, MT 59401

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 850, Cut Bank, MT 59427

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1795

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/04/2000

Emphasis: S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 04/04/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360160774

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			1		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$3,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,250
Current Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
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
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	08/11/2000	01/16/2001	$2,500	$2,500	$0	08/16/2000	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	19260095 A	08/11/2000	01/16/2001	$0	$750	$0	08/16/2000	F - Formal Settlement
3.	02001	Other	19100178 L06	08/11/2000	02/28/2001	$0	$0	$0	08/16/2000	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 883686

Event: 05/02/2000

Employee killed when struck by falling work platform

At approximately 12:00 noon on May 2, 2000, Employee #1 was working from a wooden personnel platform on a forklift. The platform slid off the forks and he #1 fell approximately 10 ft to the ground. The platform landed on top of Employee #1, killing him. The platform was not secured to the fork lift.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, FALLING OBJECT, WORK PLATFORM

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302895222			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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