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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 303727978 - Prairie View Industries, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Omaha Area Office
Site Address:
Prairie View Industries, Inc.
714 5th St.
Fairbury, NE 68352
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3499
NAICS: 332999/All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/09/2001
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 12/14/2001
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100050731 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Current Violations | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $6,250 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,250 |
| Current Penalty | $6,250 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,250 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001A | Serious | 19100147 C04 IIB | 11/09/2001 | 12/12/2001 | $1,250 | $1,250 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19100147 C06 I | 11/09/2001 | 12/12/2001 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 01001C | Serious | 19100147 C07 I | 11/09/2001 | 12/12/2001 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 4. | 01002 | Serious | 19100176 B | 11/09/2001 | 11/27/2001 | $2,500 | $2,500 | $0 | - | ||
| 5. | 01003A | Serious | 19100178 L01 I | 11/09/2001 | 12/12/2001 | $2,500 | $2,500 | $0 | - | ||
| 6. | 01003B | Serious | 19100178 L04 IIA | 11/09/2001 | 12/12/2001 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 7. | 02001 | Other | 19101200 H01 | 11/09/2001 | 12/12/2001 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., Employee #1 and another employee were loading 5-foot by 10-foot sheets of aluminum stock onto a shop fabricated storage rack. The rack was 10 feet tall by 10 feet wide by 5 feet deep. Initially, the employees were using a 3800-pound capacity Yale Forklift Truck, Model Number GLC050DENJAE083, to put the pallets in the rack. They were about half way complete with loading the rack when they began to move some of the sheets by hand. To do this, they would lift a pallet to a comfortable working level using the fork truck and then unload the sheets into the rack by hand. While the two employees were loading the sheets into the rack, the rack collapsed and pinned Employee #1 between the loaded rack and some extrusion aluminum stored next to the rack approximately five feet behind him. Employee #1 was killed as a result of the collapse. The rack was approximately 10 years old and had never been rated or load tested. It was designed and constructed to hold two pallets on each of its five shelves. However, the employees were sliding as many sheets as they could fit onto the shelves for space saving reasons.
Keywords: COLLAPSE, OVERLOADED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, STORAGE RACK
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 303727978 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |