Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303640080 - Choctaw Carriers, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Oklahoma City Area Office

Inspection Nr: 303640080

Report ID: 0627700

Date Opened: 05/25/2001

Site Address:
Choctaw Carriers, Inc.
East Side Occ Warehouse
Valliant, OK 74764

Mailing Address:
405 S. 7th St, Hugo, OK 74743

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4213

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/01/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/14/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100642131

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
Current Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
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	Note
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	06/21/2001	07/14/2001	$1,500	$1,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200641850

Event: 05/24/2001

Employee killed when bale of cardboard fell on him

Employee #1 had hauled a load of old cardboard containers to a recycling plant in a semi-trailer truck with a van-type trailer. Employee #1 entered the plant, had the truck weighed on the plant scales and then got into the line of trucks waiting to have the trailer unloaded by plant personnel. As Employee #1 was waiting in line, he opened the rear trailer doors, which he was required to do to so that the trailer could be unloaded. Employee #1 had opened the right-hand door and latched it back out of the way. When Employee #1 unlatched the remaining, left-hand door, a bale of the old cardboard containers fell out upon him. The bale weighed 1,071 pounds. Employee #1 was killed by the falling bale of old cardboard containers.

Keywords: LOAD SHIFT, DRIVER, CRUSHED, TRACTOR TRAILER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303640080			Fatality	Concussion	Truck drivers, heavy

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