Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303425565 - Morton Buildings, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Birmingham Area Office

Inspection Nr: 303425565

Report ID: 0418300

Date Opened: 09/14/2000

Site Address:
Morton Buildings, Inc
440 Jochum Road
Garden City, AL 35070

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 186, Garden City, AL 35070

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3448

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/14/2000

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/10/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101271005

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	5					5
Current Violations	4			1		5
Initial Penalty	$25,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$25,000
Current Penalty	$11,200	$0	$0	$1,400	$0	$12,600
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	19100147 C01	02/15/2001	03/07/2001	$1,400	$4,500	$0	03/12/2001	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100176 B	02/15/2001	02/28/2001	$7,000	$7,000	$0	03/12/2001	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100178 L01 I	02/15/2001	02/28/2001	$1,400	$4,500	$0	03/12/2001	F - Formal Settlement
4.	01004	Other	19100215 B09	02/15/2001	02/28/2001	$1,400	$4,500	$0	03/12/2001	F - Formal Settlement
5.	01005	Serious	19100304 F05 V	02/15/2001	02/22/2001	$1,400	$4,500	$0	03/12/2001	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201271053

Event: 09/13/2000

Employee is killed when roof trusses fall on him

Employee #1 was taking plastic off of a bundle of 54 ft long roof trusses when 11 of them fell over on top of him. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRUSS, PINNED, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303425565			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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