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Inspection: 303491179 - Universal Forest Products Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

 

Inspection Nr: 303491179
Report ID: 0551800
Date Opened: 08/01/2001

Site Address:
Universal Forest Products Inc
6504 S Highway 421
Westville, IN 46391

Mailing Address:
2801 E Beltline Ne, Grand Rapids, MI 49525

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2491

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/27/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/19/2001

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 362662660
Accident 362666166
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 2 1 3
Current Violations 2 1 3
Initial Penalty $4,500 $0 $0 $0 $0 $4,500
Current Penalty $2,249 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,249
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 19100212 A01 09/18/2001 09/24/2001 $937 $1,875 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
2. 01002 Serious 19100304 F04 09/18/2001 09/24/2001 $1,312 $2,625 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
3. 02001 Other 19100305 G01 I 09/18/2001 09/24/2001 $0 $0 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170384937
Event: 07/30/2001
Conveyor operator struck by material is killed

Employee #1, a package machine in feed conveyor operator, stepped in the walk through aisle way located between the splitter and the in feed conveyors and was struck by a stack of plywood. The plywood, measuring 4 ft by 8 ft by 32 ft high, was inadvertently positioned on the conveyor's entry-end drive rollers and was being redirected onto the in feed conveyor's west end. Employee #1 sustained a blunt trauma abdominal injury and died.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, ROLLER CONVEYOR, ROLLER--MACH/PART, WOOD PANEL, CONVEYOR, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 303491179 Fatality Puncture Machine operators, not specified
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